The Obsession (1912)
La Hantise
A mother (Renee Carl) goes to see a palm reader who informs her that a loved one is about to die. The woman doesn't know if it's her son or her husband (Rene Navarre) but history buffs will know who it is as it's April 10, 1912 and the husband is about to board the Titanic.
- Date of release
- 1912-10-16
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 23m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Louis Feuillade
Casting
- Renée Carl — Mme Trévoux
- René Navarre — Jean Trévoux
- Miss Édith — La voyante
- Henri Jullien — Le parrain de Mme Trévoux
- Le Petit Mathieu
- Maurice Mathieu — Georges, le fils Trévoux
Interesting facts
La hantise is a 1912 short silent film directed by Louis Feuillade and is the second-earliest surviving film about the RMS Titanic. The film stars Renée Carl and René Navarre. The film focuses on a woman who is told by a palm reader that one of her loved ones will die. The woman then tries to convince her husband not to board the RMS Titanic, as she fears for his safety. The husband boards nonetheless, though is rescued by the RMS Carpathia after Titanic sinks. The film is said to confront the fraud of palm reading, highlighting the suffering that obsessive belief in the supernatural can create.
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