Last Year at Marienbad

The opening scene of "Last Year at Marienbad" really stuck out to me because of the similarities it has with Edgar Allen Poe's "House of Usher". The screen is filled with various shots of an old mansion inside and out. There is a voice that repeats the same ideas of dark long corridors and empty rooms. An eerie feeling is created that almost makes the viewer feel trapped much like Poe intended to do in his writings. To top it all off, the music that plays constantly could be classified as suspenseful and frightening. The sound track actually got annoying after about the third time hearing it. Overall I really enjoyed watching the film, mainly how it was shot. The way the characters seem to freeze and unfreeze was intriguing.