The Portrait

Year: 1915

Runtime: 45 mins

Director: Władysław Starewicz

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A man becomes increasingly unnerved as a strange portrait seems to exert a haunting influence over him. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s short story, the silent film originally ran about 45 minutes, yet only an eight‑minute fragment remains today, offering a glimpse of its eerie atmosphere and psychological tension.

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