A Messenger from the Shadows Notes on Film 06 AMonologue 01

Thanks to his myriad film roles Lon Chaney is known as the man of a thousand faces and you could say that the early horror era never beheld a figure more intriguing Yet because of his numerous transformations his face never became as iconic as that of say Boris Karloff Accompanied by a soundtrack from Bernhard Lang this reimagination of shots taken from Chaneys fortysix surviving films offers a beguiling excursion into the history of film The director reveals surprising associations while highlighting the enduring magic of works which are now more or less forgotten