June Tripp
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
None
Description
This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse, just as a killer who preys on blonde women, known as the Avenger, descends upon the city. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director's formal and thematic obsessions.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
None
Description
This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse, just as a killer who preys on blonde women, known as the Avenger, descends upon the city. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director's formal and thematic obsessions.
4) The lodger
Series
Publisher
Synergy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A landlady suspects her new lodger is the madman killing women in London. This silent film, adapted from the novel that was loosely based on serial killer Jack the Ripper, is credited as the movie that launched Hitchcock's career as a master in suspense.
5) The river
Series
Criterion collection volume 276
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.