"THIS IS A HORROR FILM
FOR GROWN-UPS”
— The New York Times
NEW 4K RESTORATION
January 10 – 12 Minneapolis, MN TRYLON CINEMA
"THIS IS A HORROR FILM
FOR GROWN-UPS”
— The New York Times
USA/Spain/France/Italy, 2001
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Producer: Fernando Bovaira, Jose Luis Cuerda, Sunmin Park
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Ed Sykes
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Music: Alejandro Amenábar
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Language: English
Running Time: 104 minutes
Synopsis:
In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded mansion on one of the Channel Islands. The arrival of mysterious new servants (Fionnula Flanagan, Ed Sykes) and her apparently war-fatigued husband Charles (Christopher Eccleston), raise the unworldly feeling that there is far more to this house than can be seen, provoking Grace into a terrifying fight to save her children and preserve her sanity.
Restoration:
The original 35mm negative was scanned in 4K on Blackmagic Cintel and the color grading was made with Da Vinci Resolve Studio. The restoration was supervised by the film's director.
"CONFIDENT AND CONTROLLED...SHREWDLY CAST,
KIDMAN IS PITCH PERFECT...INGENIOUS!"
— Time Out
"Amenábar's command of the syntax of fright is impressive. He knows that what we don't see scares us more than what we do see."
— A.O. Scott, The New York Times
"A TREMENDOUSLY ENJOYABLE
GHOST STORY"
— The Guardian