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Silent Dust

Silent Dust

7,4 /10 (11 Votes)
1949 EN 82 min

Overview

A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up; it turns out that he wasn't killed in battle but deserted, and has become a blackmailer and a killer. He wants to get some money to "start a new life", but his blind father senses that something is wrong and sets out to find out what's going on.

Release date

01/02/1949

Votes

11

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

82 min

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CyrusPK

2017-12-14

⭐ 10

Silent Dust was a surprising discovery - an essentially stage-originated piece shot with a careful cinematic eye. One extended sequence captures at one point how a blind man might perceive events that have occurred around him, creating a visual impression of things he has heard and conceived of. A fascinating piece of pure cinema. Another sequence involves a flashback where a character recollects in narration heroic acts whilst the actuality of the history is shown visually. Again a great use of the cinematic art. The outcome of the story is reasonably predictable but guided by the sheer…

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