WED DEC 31, 2025 7:00 PM

THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE

$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.

Los Feliz 3 | Live score by composer Cliff Retallick

‘American Cinematheque Holidays 2025’

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  • RELEASED IN: 1921
  • 106 MINUTES
  • DIRECTED BY: Victor Sjöström

ABOUT THE FILM:

The last person to die on New Year’s Eve before the clock strikes twelve is doomed to take the reins of Death’s chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year. So says the legend that drives THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (KÖRKARLEN), directed by the father of Swedish cinema, Victor Sjöström. The story, based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf, concerns an alcoholic, abusive ne’er-do-well (Sjöström himself) who is shown the error of his ways, and the pure-of-heart Salvation Army sister who believes in his redemption. This extraordinarily rich and innovative silent classic (which inspired Ingmar Bergman to make movies) is a Dickensian ghost story and a deeply moving morality tale, as well as a showcase for groundbreaking special effects.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Sweden