House in the North Country

Described as being based on a play by Talaya Delaney Kevin Jerome Everson silent HOUSE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY is not your typical stage adaptation For one it is unclear where the rehearsal ends and the performance begins Eversons closeups offer a distinctly cinematic rendering of theatrical blocking with the actors repeated movements a soldiers salute a womans carrying a lit torch taking on heightened significance The plot remains obscure but Everson conjures a psychological intensity comparable to Maya Derens studies for camera Max Goldberg