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Whitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le ... Tout lireWhitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le même rêve...Whitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le même rêve...
- Récompenses
- 1 nomination
DeeDee Rescher
- Mrs. Greenberg
- (as Dee Dee Rescher)
Juliet Sorci
- Second Grade Girl
- (as Juliet Sorcey)
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Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesWhile serving as executive producer, author Whitley Strieber, whose experiences serve as the basis of the film, expressed concerns about Christopher Walken's abilities in portraying him. When Strieber finally told Walken that he might be portraying him as a little too crazy, Walken replied, "If the shoe fits."
- GaffesWhen Whitley leaves his vehicle in the 'final' visit to the cabin, the camera cuts to the entire cabin drenched in light. As he starts approaching it, the source of light can be seen as a spotlight at the top right of the screen.
- Citations
Whitley Strieber: [as an Alien readies the Rectal Probe] Can we talk this over? It looks like you're going to sing White Christmas...
- Versions alternativesAn alternate version of Communion (1989) is shown on FOX network television (USA). The alternate version has extra or extended scenes (compared to the theatrical/cable/video version) as follows:
- When Whitley (Christopher Walken) visits Dr. Freidman (Basil Hoffman), he describes the visitors while watching a salamander frolic in the physician's aquarium.
- When Whitley's Russian friend Alex (Andreas Katsulas) finds Whitley in the diner, he tells Whitley that as a child in his native country he heard stories of small beings who lived in the mines, called Kobolds. He tells Whitley he believes these stories are true;
- On the "ship," Whitley dances with the Little Blue Doctors after they exchange greetings (immediately before the "magic show");
- Upon the roof of their apartment building, the stars in the sky do NOT momentarily appear to resemble the face of a visitor, as they do in the theatrical/cabletv/video version;
- The end credits roll over a night time aerial shot of the Strieber family standing on the shore with New York City behind them.
- ConnexionsEdited into Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1989)
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Thoughtful treatment of controversial subject.
The film depicts the personal and professional crises a writer experiences after a series of encounters with non-human beings.
The film strongly benefits from the performances of Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse. Walken (always engaging) manages the challenging task of making Whitley Strieber a compelling character; you care about him even if you don't necessarily like him 100% of the time. Crouse succeeds as Whitley's wife; the two together are immediately believable as a married couple.
The film is arguably the most intelligent film about the alien abduction/ visitor phenomenon. Unlike countless cheap, made-for-TV films, where the emphasis is on the sensationalistic, "shocking" aspects of the subject, COMMUNION focuses on the psychological and emotional harm the experience does. We see Strieber describe his experiences to his medical doctor, and then to a psychiatrist. Once his own mental health has been established, then (and only then) does he begin to consider the possibility that the creatures he has seen are actually real.
After questioning everyone from medical professionals to fellow abductees, Whitley realizes the only ones with the answers are the visitors themselves. At the film's climax, he willingly presents himself to the visitors. This is what makes COMMUNION transcend every other film about the phenomenon.
Director Phillipe Mora successfully creates a "you-are-there" atmosphere, letting the actors improvise a lot of their dialogue. There are two distinct moods: one, where things are brightly lit, secure, and normal; and secondly, the dark, unsettling world Strieber inhabits only with himself and with the visitors. Mora's direction is subtle, with cues in both the dialogue and a detailed, occasionally wry visual style.
Another plus is Eric Clapton's opening and closing theme music.
This is a seriously underrated film.
The director's cut (with commentary by Mora) is recommended.
The film strongly benefits from the performances of Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse. Walken (always engaging) manages the challenging task of making Whitley Strieber a compelling character; you care about him even if you don't necessarily like him 100% of the time. Crouse succeeds as Whitley's wife; the two together are immediately believable as a married couple.
The film is arguably the most intelligent film about the alien abduction/ visitor phenomenon. Unlike countless cheap, made-for-TV films, where the emphasis is on the sensationalistic, "shocking" aspects of the subject, COMMUNION focuses on the psychological and emotional harm the experience does. We see Strieber describe his experiences to his medical doctor, and then to a psychiatrist. Once his own mental health has been established, then (and only then) does he begin to consider the possibility that the creatures he has seen are actually real.
After questioning everyone from medical professionals to fellow abductees, Whitley realizes the only ones with the answers are the visitors themselves. At the film's climax, he willingly presents himself to the visitors. This is what makes COMMUNION transcend every other film about the phenomenon.
Director Phillipe Mora successfully creates a "you-are-there" atmosphere, letting the actors improvise a lot of their dialogue. There are two distinct moods: one, where things are brightly lit, secure, and normal; and secondly, the dark, unsettling world Strieber inhabits only with himself and with the visitors. Mora's direction is subtle, with cues in both the dialogue and a detailed, occasionally wry visual style.
Another plus is Eric Clapton's opening and closing theme music.
This is a seriously underrated film.
The director's cut (with commentary by Mora) is recommended.
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- 19 juin 1999
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Box-office
- Budget
- 5 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 1 919 653 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 822 123 $US
- 12 nov. 1989
- Montant brut mondial
- 1 919 653 $US
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