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Paperhouse

1988 · 92 min

A haunting, dreamlike journey through childhood loneliness and imagination, blending eerie fantasy with raw emotional pain.

Directed by
Bernard Rose
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Charlotte Burke, Elliott Spiers, Glenne Headly
Tagline
A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.
Overview
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

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Directed by
Bernard Rose
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Charlotte Burke, Elliott Spiers, Glenne Headly
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • grief
  • family
  • immigration
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
Bernard Rose
Written by
Matthew Jacobs
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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