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  • 2001
  • ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2001
  • ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.
  • 1 h 23 m
A Chronicle of Corpses

Summary A lushly detailed early nineteenth century period piece concerning the last days of a family of once wealthy aristocrats. The film is an elegiac thriller -- a totally unforgettable, sinister and darkly comic cryptogram. (ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.)

Directed By: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

Written By: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

  • 2001
  • ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2001
  • ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.
  • 1 h 23 m

A Chronicle of Corpses

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A lushly detailed early nineteenth century period piece concerning the last days of a family of once wealthy aristocrats. The film is an elegiac thriller -- a totally unforgettable, sinister and darkly comic cryptogram. (ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.)

Directed By: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

Written By: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
56
33% Positive
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67% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
56
33% Positive
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67% Mixed
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80
McElhinney may have made the ultimate anti-calling card, a movie bold and deranged enough to tip its hat to Edgar Ulmer and Barry Lyndon.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW
70
Mr. McElhinney has created a movie that is not without the flaws endemic in low-budget productions but still projects an amazing degree of stylistic assurance and originality.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
50
The film's strong point is its stylish, arty look, carefully chosen composition and shadowy lighting.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
50
There's little depth underneath the simmering surface, but if you're looking for escapist Halloween scares, you could do a lot worse.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
The story is painfully familiar, and McIlhenney regularly stops it in its tracks by indulging the actors in arty monologues that sap the movie of any suspense or sense of momentum.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
40
By the time the film is over it is not so much a "who-done-it?" but a "why-did-we-sit-through-this?"
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures Inc.
Release Date Oct 24, 2001
Duration 1 h 23 m
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Tagline What will our new history be but a Chronicle of Corpses?
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Awards

Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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