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:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some frightening material and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Screamworks Records [Sweden]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Presenca

Filming Locations:

Mount Hood, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Khartoum, Flatland Pictures, Saturn Harvest Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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

I'll stare you to death.

Woman with personal issues goes to a remote place in the woods somewhere to spend some time alone in the cabin she spent her summers as a child. What she doesn't know is that there is some guy (which we the audience can see) who looks like something between a department store mannequin and crew member of the starship Enterprise haunting the place. He does this by standing and staring or sitting and staring. Maybe about 20 minutes in, or so, he swivels an eyeball to the side. Then about 40 minutes in he becomes less like a mannequin and more like crew member of the Enterprise looking for a way to get back to his ship.

I was intrigued when the movie started and I saw the ghost sitting or standing staring. --Right off the bat; just like that; no preamble; as is usually NOT the case with most ghost stories. "Hmm.....this is a different approach", I say's to myself, "Let's see where it goes". I believe I already told you where it went for 40 minutes. The only thing of note in that time is that the woman's boyfriend shows up a little over 20 minutes in or so. Apparently this woman has issues with trusting men due to the sad examples in her life, her grandfather and father. Anyway, the guy shows up, says he hopes he's not intruding, or something. Then some more stuff that was apparently the right thing and that led to a little huggy-huggy and a little kissy-kissy.

After the 40 minutes --hell way before that-- I began to feel this movie wasn't going to be scary. Why do most people love ghost stories? --Because they want to be spooked, of course! Well you will not be scared by this. If you want to be scared you're better off waiting 'till tax time. This movie is a "relationship" and "personal issues" movie hiding in..er..ghostliness. The ghost business was just a backdrop for it. All it did was make a RELATIONSHIP and PERSONAL ISSUES movie "a little unusual". That's it. Now if you don't mind your ghosts being non-scary and being just a background and vehicle for people sorting out their domestic problems, then this is for you. Just add 3 stars to the 3 I'm giving this thing and run out and go see it. However if you want your ghost to freak you out --like I do, then add 0 to my 3 and go do something else. Love, Boloxxxi.