The Bleeding House

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The Bleeding House
Directed byPhilip Gelatt
Written byPhilip Gelatt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrederic Fasano
Edited byBenton Bagswell
Music byHildur Guðnadóttir
Production
companies
  • Reno Productions
  • Safehouse Pictures
  • Cinergy Pictures
Distributed byTribeca Film
Release date
  • April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Bleeding House is a 2011 horror film written and directed by Philip Gelatt and starring Alexandra Chando, Patrick Breen and Charlie Hewson.

Plot

The Smith family with a secret past is visited by a sweet-talking southern gentleman who is looking for small town humanity. But they will soon find out kindness towards strangers is not always rewarded and the secretive stranger will find redemption does not always come easy.

Cast

Production

The Bleeding House is director Gelatt's directing debut; he previously worked as a comic book writer. Gelatt said that he wrote the film to be a small production so that he wouldn't be overwhelmed on his first project.[1] The film was shot in Verona, New Jersey, in producer Will Battersby's house.[2] Influences included Nick Cave's Murder Ballads and Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood. The film was designed not to be hostile to religion but critical of aspects. Chando was cast due to her ability to portray character Gloria's sullen disposition using few spoken lines. In other to get into the character, Gelatt provided Chando with dark, atmospheric music, such as Nine Inch Nails and The Cure.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the

Tribeca Film Festival and played theatrically in Los Angeles on May 13, 2011, after being released on video on demand on April 20, 2011.[2][4] It was released on DVD on August 23, 2011.[5]

Reception

Shock Till You Drop wrote that the film is neither creepy nor suspenseful.[12] Ian Jane of DVD Talk rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "There are a couple of plot wholes here and a couple of logic gaps, but if you appreciate a bit of a slow burn before it all hits the fan and you like character driven horror mixed in with your grue, give this one a chance - you'll like what you find."[5] Darryl Loomis of DVD Verdict wrote, "For his first film, Gelatt doesn't feature a ton of style in The Bleeding House, but it's a solid economical production that makes me believe he has some talent."[13]

Patrick Breen won Best Male Lead at the South African HorrorFest.[14]

References

  1. Shock Till You Drop
    . Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  2. ^
    The Record
    . Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  3. ^ Marrone, John (2011-05-24). "Tribeca '11: 'The Bleeding House' Review, Interview". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  4. ^ Moore, Debi (2011-03-30). "More On Demand & Release Details for Tribeca Entry The Bleeding House". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  5. ^ a b Jane, Ian (2011-08-09). "The Bleeding House". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  6. ^ "The Bleeding House (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2011-05-17). "Review: 'The Bleeding House'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  8. ^ Abele, Robert (2011-05-11). "Movie review: 'The Bleeding House'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  9. ^ Schager, Nick (2011-04-14). "The Bleeding House". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  10. ^ Marrone, John (2011-05-19). "The Bleeding House". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  11. ^ Nicholasi, Paul (2011-04-28). "Bleeding House, The (2011)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  12. Shock Till You Drop
    . Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  13. ^ Loomis, Darryl (2011-08-19). "The Bleeding House". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  14. ^ Moore, Debi (2011-11-11). "2011 South African HorrorFest Winners Announced". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-09-27.

External links

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