The Poorhouse Revisited (2011)

In the time of Ireland's Great Famine, an elderly gravedigger revisits a traumatic event through the decaying visions of his fragmented dreams.

Directors:

Michael Higgins (co-director), Frank Stapleton (co-director)

Writers:

Michael Harding, Frank Stapleton

Stars:

Derbhle Crotty, Birdy Sweeney

Cast

Credited cast:
Derbhle Crotty
Birdy Sweeney	...	Gravedigger

Storyline

In the time of Ireland's Great Famine, an elderly gravedigger revisits a traumatic event through the decaying visions of his fragmented dreams.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2011 (Ireland)

Filming Locations:

County Cavan, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ocean Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Color:

Color (color and black & white archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally shot and completed in 1996 as The Poorhouse, miscellaneous 16mm shots, rushes and selects were discovered decaying in a dumping ground. What was found was reassembled as The Poorhouse Revisited.

User Reviews

A Different Sort of Visual Stimualtion

In the time of Ireland's Great Famine, an elderly gravedigger revisits a traumatic event through the decaying visions of his fragmented dreams.

The sepia color scheme is very well done, and helps sell the silent feel they were going for. The costumes and everything are very good. A lot of time and work was put into this to make it look old.

However, it is sort of boring (slow motion is used a lot to drag out scenes for no reason), there is no discernible plot whatsoever, and it is the kind of thing that would lose impatient audiences quickly. One could say it is "the Koyaanisgatsi of horror", but in all fairness, this was not much of a horror film beyond the theme of death and despair.