After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.
“It is a film from an extended series. It is hard to say who is the main character of “The Soviet Elegy.” There are more than a hundred faces of our compatriots. But, of course, it is not by chance that it is the destiny of a famous political figure, Boris Nikolayevitch Yeltsin, that bears a special accent in the film. Though he got to power following quite typical ways, his uncommon character puts him out of the ordinary, and in the author’s opinion it may be determined by his uncommon human nature. Our hero exists within the tragic pattern of the soviet socialist life. He is a character of a drama, of which he is one of the authors. “The Soviet Elegy” can hardly be called a documentary film in the proper sense. Of course, the author guarantees the accuracy of chronology, but he insists on an artistic mode of thinking, not on a political or historical investigation.”
克莱儿(莎拉·派克斯顿 Sara Paxton 饰)和卢克(派特·希利 Pat Healy 饰)是一家有着悠久历史的洋基旅舍(Yankee Pedlar)的店员,无尽长夜中,两人插科打诨,海阔天空神聊,顺便应付各种各样的客人。这家旅舍以闹鬼著称,传说曾有个名叫玛德琳·奥马利的新娘,在旅舍举行婚礼的当天上吊自杀。店主害怕影响生意,于是偷偷藏起尸体长达三天时间。事发后店主引起民众的愤慨,而闹鬼的传言也不胫而走。克莱儿与卢克架起摄像机拍摄旅社的超自然画面,并试图探访鬼魂的真面目,这个糟糕的决定将他们带入万劫不复……
本片荣获2011年尖叫电影节(Screamfest)最佳配乐奖、2011年多伦多午夜电影节特别奖观众选择最恐怖影片。