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Prometheus Triumphant: A Fugue in the Key of Flesh (2009)
Directed by Jim Towns, Mike McKown
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Europe, the late 19th Century: Janick is a brilliant but ultimately doomed young doctor in a remote town under the black cloud of a great Plague. His radical theories about life and death make him an outcast, driving him from his position at the medical college and from his beloved Esmeralda, into exile. Soon after Janick disappears Esmeralda becomes sick, and without his help, shortly dies. Enter a mysterious masked figure who exhumes her newly deceased body, takes her back to his remote lair and begins performing experiments upon it. Waking to find herself given a new life, Esmeralda slowly begins to re-learn the simple acts of life: eating, walking, dancing… all under the watchful tutelage of her mysterious savior. As awareness slowly creeps back into her psyche, she begins to wonder what his true motivations are.
Rated NR | Length 79 minutes
Actors
Melissa Troughtzmantz | Josh Ebel | Kelly I. Lynn | Shawn Morgan | T. Ripy | Kaitlyn Shoeb | Alla Snodgrass
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10/2009 | TV | DVD | Rented | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This silent film is replete in the style of Nosferatu set in a similar time period. It’s another spin on the Frankenstein origin (or in this case, the Bride) and shot extremely well in B&W and sepia tones. Story isn’t original and it was hard to get past the iconic Buckethead mask but overall very watchable. The Q&A on the DVD is also good (I always like to hear how these little independents get made).
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