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Paperhouse (1988) 6.7
Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers ... See full summary » Director:Bernard Rose |
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Anna Madden
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Marc
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Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane present, she is drawn only deeper into a dream turning into a nightmare. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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Is anybody there? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 February 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Paperhouse - Alpträume werden wahr See more »Box Office
Gross:
$241,278 (USA)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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Music by Gabriel Fauré (as Faure)
Performed by Choristers of Westminster Cathedral
Published by Editions Harnelle
Arranged by Stanley Myers (uncredited)
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Despite playing the lead character in this film, Charlotte Burke never appeared in any film ever again. See more »Goofs
While in the car with her mother, Anna puts her father's telegram in her pocket twice. See more »Quotes
Dad Madden: Anna... you're going to be all right. Just stay where you are. Daddy's here.See more »
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"Requiem"Music by Gabriel Fauré (as Faure)
Performed by Choristers of Westminster Cathedral
Published by Editions Harnelle
Arranged by Stanley Myers (uncredited)
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Put quite simply, this film is terrifying.
It starts off simply, looking like a study of a rebellious young girl and goes on to become a beautifully crafted horror film.
Don't expect gore, or zombies. This is psychological, and just as he would also do in Candyman, Bernard Rose manages to convey the horror that is not being believed.
Each time you watch this film, you realise more about what's happening, and about how the two worlds in this film interconnect.
Drawings have never been scarier.