Danse macabre (1922)

The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?

Released

1922-03-08

Genres

Drama, Horror, Music

Runtime

7 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Dudley Murphy

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 21 votes