FALL OF THE LOUSE OF USHER
From controversial
filmmaker Ken Russell (Tommy, Whore, Altered States) comes this weirdly
inventive film taken from the pages
of Edgar Allan Poe. Russell adds his outrageous brand of humor and twisted
vision to
the legendary
mystery writer’s eerie tale.
Found guilty of murdering his wife, rock star Roderick Usher is sent to
an insane asylum. Inside a
padded cell, he is at
the mercy
of Dr. Calahari (played by Russell
himself), whose mind-blowing shock treatments set off a
series of bizarre, nightmarish adventures. As Roderick undergoes the mind-bending
therapy, Dr. Calahari and the luscious
but strange Nurse Smith unravel the shocking
truth behind the Louse
of Usher.
- NTSC Region 1
- Full Screen
Screened at the 2003 Philadelphia Film Festival
