'The Phantom Carriage' Is Still a Haunting New Year's Morality Tale 100 Years Later

“It is no ordinary driver who holds the reigns, for he’s in the service of a strict master named Death. For him, a single night is as long as 100 years on Earth. Night and day, he must carry out his master’s business.” Victor Sjöström’s 1921 silent film, The Phantom Carriage, might occur over multiple New Year’s […]