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The Changeling (1980)

The Changeling
That house is not fit to live in. No one's been able to live in it. It doesn't want people.
—Minnie Huxley
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This sequence is a thing of absolute beauty where the sheer gravity of the action between the titling becomes the film’s constitution. As the opening sequence resumes we get the aftermath of too-great an emotional weight. And we know – most of us from personal experience – the doorman’s perspective: he wants to help but there is nothing to be done.

  • Credits

Title Design: Douy Swofford

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Title sequence

  • Title Design

    Douy Swofford
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    live action, main title, opening scene, prologue
The Changeling
  • Film Director

    Peter Medak
  • Release Date

    March 28, 1980
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.85:1
  • Studio

    Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
  • Country

    Canada
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa
  • Published

    July 23, 2008

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