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In a Dark Place

2006 · 95 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a governess's fractured mind, where ghosts and abuse blur until the truth is impossible to grasp.

Directed by
Donato Rotunno
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson
Tagline
The real story is what haunts them
Overview
The disturbed arts teacher, Anna Veigh, is hired by Mr. Laing as a governess to raise Flora and her brother Miles. Anna believes that the ghosts of the former governess, Miss Jessel, and housekeeper, Peter Quint, are in the property haunting the children, and she decides to help them to face the spirits and get their souls free.

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Directed by
Donato Rotunno
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • deception
  • sexuality
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Donato Rotunno
Written by
Peter Waddington
Starring
Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson, Gabrielle Adam, Graham Pountney, Chris Bearne, Jonathan Fox, Thomas Sanne
Cinematography
Jean-François Hensgens
Runtime
95 min
Country
Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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