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A Chronicle of Corpses

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A Chronicle of Corpses (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 8

Fresh: 5

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 5.9/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Set in the early Nineteenth Century, A CHRONICLE OF CORPSES is a slow-paced chiller from maverick director Andrew Repasky McElhinney. The eerie atmosphere of the movie has seen it gather a cult... Set in the early Nineteenth Century, A CHRONICLE OF CORPSES is a slow-paced chiller from maverick director Andrew Repasky McElhinney. The eerie atmosphere of the movie has seen it gather a cult following, and many parallels have been drawn with the cult shocker from director Herk Harvey, A CARNIVAL OF SOULS. The tale itself concerns the dying days of an aristocratic family who have fallen on hard times, and examines themes of love, hate, and devotion. [More]

Starring: Marj Dusay

Starring: Marj Dusay

Director: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

Director: Andrew Repasky McElhinney

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07/22/08
David Rooney
Variety
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Night of the Living Dead for kids who cut their teeth on Ken Russell.

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02/24/03
Jon Popick
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Minor, forgettable low-budget costume thriller.

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12/08/02
Phil Hall
Film Threat

Its narrative resonates and reverberates as only the most universal stories do.

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04/11/02
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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What's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film conventions.

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11/07/01
Jeremiah Kipp
Filmcritic.com

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.

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10/24/01
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

I had a tough time figuring out who was doing what to whom.

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10/24/01
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Not without the flaws endemic in low-budget productions but still projects an amazing degree of stylistic assurance and originality.

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10/24/01
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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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.

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10/23/01
Dennis Lim
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