Pit and the Pendulum (2009)
Release Year: 2009
Nation: Italy, United States
Alternative Title: The Pit and the Pendulum, Die Grube und das Pendel, Le Puits & Le Pendule, Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum
Director: Stuart Gordon
Writer: Dennis Paoli, Edgar Allan Poe
Summary
Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story of the same name. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition, the movie explores themes of power, obsession, and cruelty through the character of Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor. The narrative is primarily focused on Maria's arrest and subsequent torture, interwoven with her husband Antonio's futile attempts at rescue.
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