The Presence (2010)

A woman travels to an isolated cabin she begins to think she is losing her mind when her boyfriend comes to stay.

Director:

Tom Provost

Writer:

Tom Provost

Stars:

Mira Sorvino, Shane West, Justin Kirk

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Mira Sorvino	...	The Woman
Shane West	...	Ghost
Justin Kirk	...	The Man
Tony Curran	...	The Man In Black
Muse Watson	...	Mr. Browman
Deobia Oparei	...	Woodsman

Storyline

A woman travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition who has come to inhabit her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman's boyfriend, the dark spirit's haunting grows more obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel.

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Plot Keywords:

cabin | island | marriage proposal | outhouse | ghost | 

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Taglines:

Don't Believe Everything You Hear

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some frightening material and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is no dialogue spoken for the first 17 minutes of this movie.

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Goofs

The motor on the small boat the woman takes out for the day is clearly an electric trolling motor, yet the sound is that of a gas powered engine.

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Soundtracks

Echoes of Harlem
by Duke Ellington

User Reviews

A Fantastic Film

I loved the movie so much, I watched it a second time. It is soooo beautifully shot, and it really has something for everyone. It's scary, mysterious, thought-provoking, inspiring, unique, and even romantic, but not conventionally. People seem to get into discussions afterwords, and there is nothing worse than a movie you have nothing to say about after seeing.

I have also since met the Director, and he is such a cool, nice, super smart guy. Someone to watch for sure. I will surely be telling everyone to go see it as soon as it hits theaters. A sleeper hit, I suspect.

I also can NOT watch horror movies, I get waaay too scared. This was scary, but I was still somehow able to watch it--maybe because the point of the movie is not to just scare people, it just happens to be really scary (at least to me) in parts. The scary parts had more going on than just "this movie is just supposed to scare the crap out of you" kinda stuff. It has real characters that you care about or are drawn to, complex relationships, and mysteries to uncover. And the way it is shot and the lighting and environment are like old world paintings, but in the present. Gorgeous.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Screamworks Records [Sweden]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Presença

Filming Locations:

Clackamas Lake Historic Cabin, Clackamas Lake, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Khartoum, Flatland Pictures, Saturn Harvest Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1