Based on Dicken's story this is a short film- highly atmospheric and with an incredible undercurrent of dread and looming disaster. The story concerns a signalman who was witness to a train crash inside the tunnel along his post, and who keeps seeing apparition of a figure desperate trying to warn him about something. He is joined by the traveler who greets him as he lies staring at his silhouette against the sun. The traveler is intrigued by the signalman's condition when he hears about the story of the crash when they sit down in the tower to share. What works are the real locations and production values embedded in a practical approach to filmmaking(building sets and models instead of computer recreation) and the gentle pacing. At barely 40 minutes you can enjoy this short easily.
Review of The Signalman
