Desc: La chute de la maison Usher: Directed by Jean Epstein. With Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard. Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.