The Raven (1996)
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Writer (Adapted Screenplay)/Director/Editor: Robert W. Wilson.
16mm narrative short.
The Raven, a 12 minute film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s classic poem, won two international film festival awards: the Bronze Plaque Award at the 44th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival in 1996 and the Herman Berlandt Award for Best Adaptation of a Classic Work of Literature – at the San Francisco’s 21st Annual Cine- Poetry Festival, 1996. The film was picked up for distribution by Landmark Films in the U.S. & Omega Films in Canada and is available in many public and school libraries.
Review
- Review of The Raven in Rue Morgue (cover page of Rue Morgue)
Screenings
- Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall – An Evening of Films by Robert Wilson – Toronto, Ontario 2000
- Roxie Cinema – “Brainwomb – The Best Award-winning Poetry Films” – San Francisco, California 1998
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) – Night of Independent Shorts – Toronto, Ontario 1997
- Westin Hotel – Columbus International Film & Video Festival – Columbus, Ohio 1996
- Black Cat Cafe – CinePoetry Festival – San Francisco, California 1996
Synopsis
Once upon a midnight dreary, a solitary figure sits alone in his chambers tormented by thoughts of his lost love. He is roused from his melancholy by an unexpected tapping at the window. He flings open the shutter, and to his amazement, a large black raven flies into the room and perches on a sculpted bust above his door. The bird’s presence gradually enrages the man, as it continually echoes the single word—“Nevermore.”
Trailer
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