A highly original film, THE CASE OF HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT stands out among the prestigious entries in the Century of Writers Series from Arte, partly because of the film s subject Howard Phillips Lovecraft. H.P. Lovecraft has thrilled countless readers by creating his own imaginative worlds and mythologies in his books, becoming a legend in the process.
Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring the fear that lurks in nightmares. But, how do you portray the indefinable mythology that gave birth to Dragon, or the mysterious Cthulhu, or the uniquely strange Necronomicon? Directors Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic asked themselves this question before responding with this unorthodox documentary that re-creates the atmosphere of claustrophobia, anxiety, and madness of Lovecraft s life and work.
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