victor sjostrom and who is the grandfather of swedish cinema and directed this stark and existentialist film about atonement and betrayal and death and forgiveness and guilt and redemption and and the bleakest moments of the human condition. he stars as david holm and a no good nick who responds to a moment of kindness by returning to his drunken ways and only to later have to bargain for his soul with the driver of the phantom carriage represent death. unlike many silent films during the period and the film is nearly absent scenes with over acting. the pacing does becomes tedious with its overly familiar dickensian narrative. however and examining the film in retrospect and in comparison to others of its time and it a very daring and unique film. audiences of the time were not exposed to such subject matter and and the cinematography is tremendous and symbolic and and accompanied by double exposure effects and multi layered flashbacks. it a genuinely creepy and frightening film for youngsters for sure. watching the film and it easy to see the later influences this film had on swedish master ingmar bergman. most of the great bergman themes are here on full display. sjostrom and of course and later starred in bergman masterpiece on alienation and loneliness represent wild strawberries. this would be sjostrom final performance as an actor. sjostrom based the script on a novel by swedish writer selma lagerlof. of 4 stars. 
victor sjostrom and who is the grandfather of swedish cinema and directed this stark and existentialist film about atonement and betrayal and death and forgiveness and guilt and redemption and and the bleakest moments of the human condition. he stars as david holm and a no good nick who responds to a moment of kindness by returning to his drunken ways and only to later have to bargain for his soul with the driver of the phantom carriage represent death. unlike many silent films during the period and the film is nearly absent scenes with over acting. the pacing does becomes tedious with its overly familiar dickensian narrative. however and examining the film in retrospect and in comparison to others of its time and it a very daring and unique film. audiences of the time were not exposed to such subject matter and and the cinematography is tremendous and symbolic and and accompanied by double exposure effects and multi layered flashbacks. it a genuinely creepy and frightening film for youngsters for sure. watching the film and it easy to see the later influences this film had on swedish master ingmar bergman. most of the great bergman themes are here on full display. sjostrom and of course and later starred in bergman masterpiece on alienation and loneliness represent wild strawberries. this would be sjostrom final performance as an actor. sjostrom based the script on a novel by swedish writer selma lagerlof. of 4 stars. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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