Witch's Cradle

Plot Summary

The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman. The film also shows a shadowy darkness and people filmed at odd angles, an exposed human heart, and other occult symbols and ritualistic imagery which evokes an unsettling and dream-like aura. Considered an unfinished film.

6.6 /10

1944

US

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magic

surrealism

avant-garde

witchcraft

silent film

woman director

edited from unfinished film

string

beating heart

occultism

short film

experimental film

lost scenes