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* LoveMartyr: Supposedly the reason why Sister Edit puts up with David's jerkass antics.
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The movie has been remade twice; a French version in 1939 and another Swedish version in 1958.
* BargainWithHeaven: Sister Edit begs Death not to take her before she's had a chance to see that David has changed. The second she sees him truly repentant, [[spoiler: she dies, and Georges implies that the angels will be along to fetch her as soon as they leave]].
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* ManlyTears: It's David breaking down in tears that convinces his wife that he's actually trying to change.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: To the extent that Lagerlöf's working title for the novel was ''My Christmas Carol''.
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* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: What finally snaps David into action is finding out that his wife is about to commit suicide and take their children with her. He makes it back ''just'' in time.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: What finally snaps David into action is finding out that his wife is about to commit suicide and take their children with her. He makes it back ''just'' in time.]]
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: ''Körkarlen'', literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish SilentMovie directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
The story retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
The story retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: ''Körkarlen'', literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish SilentMovie directed by and starred starring Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
The story retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impactedon the people around him.
The story retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted
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* FlatlinePlotline: David dies and becomes an observer to his misdoings in life which makes him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone repent]] and change his bad ways.
* FlatlinePlotline: David dies and becomes an observer to his misdoings in life which makes him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone repent]] and change his bad ways.
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* FlashbackWithinAFlashback: There are three narrative layers. The main story surrounding Sister Edit and David Holm, the story David Holm tells his two follow drunkards in the cemetery about Georges Georges, and within that frame there's Georges' tale about TheGrimReaper.
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* UngratefulBastard: After Sister Edit spent a night to mend his jacket, all David can do is rip his jacket to pieces while laughing at Edit.
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* AxeBeforeEntering: David breaks down a door with an axe to get at his cowering family.
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* AxeBeforeEntering: David breaks down a door with an axe to get at his cowering family. Notably, the scene was homaged almost frame-by-frame by Creator/StanleyKubrick for ''Film/TheShining''.
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* RelievingTheReaper: The last person to die in a given year is chosen to become the reaper for the year to come. Our protagonist David Holm nearly becomes that person.
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* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: Ghost David looks in horror at his dead body before the grim reaper takes him in.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Georges remembers how he led David into a life of drinking and debauchery, luring David away from his family.
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* NewYearHasCome: It can be an inconvenient time to die.
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* {{Fainting}}: The mother passes out when her husband breaks into the bathroom.
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* CrossCulturalKerfluffle: The TheEnd title card reads "Slut". (It means "End" in Swedish.) For English-speaking viewers, this can definitely cause some MoodWhiplash after the serious tone of the ending.
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* FlashbackWithinAFlashback: There are three narrative layers. The main story surrounding Sister Edit and David Holm, the story David Holmes Holm tells his two follow drunkards in the cemetery about Georges and within that frame there's Georges Georges' tale about TheGrimReaper.
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* FlashbackWithinAFlashback: There are three narrative layers. The main story surrounding Sister Edit and David Holm, the story David Holmes tells his two follow drunkards in the cemetery about Georges and within that frame there's Georges tale about TheGrimReaper.
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* MoodLighting: Exterior shots have a blue tint while interior shots have a sepia tint.
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: ''Körkarlen'', literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film SilentMovie directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: Körkarlen, ''Körkarlen'', literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
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* DistressBall: The story needs David dead and his fate comes about by getting beaten to death by one of his fellows when David resuses to visit Sister Edit.
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The story is retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
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The story is retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
The story is retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Sister Edit has a crush on bad boy David.
* ComfortingComforter: Sister Edit covers sleeping David with a blanket.
* DistressBall: The story needs David dead and his fate comes about by getting beaten to death by one of his fellows when David resuses to visit Sister Edit.
* FlatlinePlotline: David dies and becomes an observer to his misdoings in life which makes him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone repent]] and change his bad ways.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: David dies after getting a blow from a bottle to his head.
* TheGrimReaper: The driver of the phantom carriage who is recast at the turn of each year. The character is a typical depiction with a BlackCloak and a sickle.
* IrisOut: The film opens with an Iris In effect.
* KeyUnderTheDoormat: When David comes home after his release from prison and finds the door locked, he remembers the key under the doormat.
* KickTheDog: That's all David can do when being drunk. His wife and kids suffers badly from it.
* NestedStory: There are three narrative layers. The main story surrounding Sister Edit and David Holm, the story David Holmes tells his two follow drunkards in the cemetery about Georges and within that frame there's Georges tale about TheGrimReaper.
* UngratefulBastard: After Sister Edit spent a night to mend his jacket, all David does is ripping his jacket to pieces while laughing at Edit.
* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: In accordance with the legend, the last sinner to die on the turn of the New Year becomes the soul collector, gathering souls in his coach.
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''The Phantom Carriage'' (Swedish: Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, alongside Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg and Astrid Holm. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the novel]] ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (Körkarlen; 1912), by Nobel prize-winning Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
The story is retells an old Swedish folk tale that states the last man to die just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is doomed to drive the Phantom Carriage for the following year collecting all of the spirits of the dead. When David Holm proves to be that man, he learns of the selfish life he has led and how it has impacted on people around him.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Sister Edit has a crush on bad boy David.
* ComfortingComforter: Sister Edit covers sleeping David with a blanket.
* DistressBall: The story needs David dead and his fate comes about by getting beaten to death by one of his fellows when David resuses to visit Sister Edit.
* FlatlinePlotline: David dies and becomes an observer to his misdoings in life which makes him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone repent]] and change his bad ways.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: David dies after getting a blow from a bottle to his head.
* TheGrimReaper: The driver of the phantom carriage who is recast at the turn of each year. The character is a typical depiction with a BlackCloak and a sickle.
* IrisOut: The film opens with an Iris In effect.
* KeyUnderTheDoormat: When David comes home after his release from prison and finds the door locked, he remembers the key under the doormat.
* KickTheDog: That's all David can do when being drunk. His wife and kids suffers badly from it.
* NestedStory: There are three narrative layers. The main story surrounding Sister Edit and David Holm, the story David Holmes tells his two follow drunkards in the cemetery about Georges and within that frame there's Georges tale about TheGrimReaper.
* UngratefulBastard: After Sister Edit spent a night to mend his jacket, all David does is ripping his jacket to pieces while laughing at Edit.
* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: In accordance with the legend, the last sinner to die on the turn of the New Year becomes the soul collector, gathering souls in his coach.
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