The Pit and the Pendulum

(LEHIAKETATIK KANPO / FUERA DE CONCURSO / OUT OF COMPETITION)

New adaptation of The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe, presented by Ray Harryhausen no less. A short produced, of course, using the stop-motion technique so loved by this Californian maestro, reminding us of the version made by Richard Matheson, Roger Corman and Vincent Price in 1961. A man condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition. A dark pit. Time passes.  The grim reaper strolling through the cell, in no hurry to carry off the new inmate.  A small animation jewel directed by Marc Lougee, with vast experience in the world of TV animation –his CV includes Joe’s Apartment and the cult MTV series “Celebrity Deathmatch”–.

Canadá, 2006
Dirección: Marc Lougee
Producción: Susan Ma,
Marc Lougee / Handmade Heroes
Guión: Matt Taylor, basado en el relato homónimo de Edgar Allan Poe
Fotografía: Dean Holmes
Animación: Mike Weiss,
Ryan Fairley
Música: Philip Stanger
Montaje: Paul Hunter
Narración: Pete Cugno
Duración: 7 minutos
Contacto: Susan Ma, Handmade Heroes
Tf.: 416 778 1277
pitandthependulum@hotmail.com