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Lady in White

1988 · 113 min

A haunting, nostalgic ghost story that wraps childhood wonder around a chilling murder mystery, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy and eerie beauty.

Directed by
Frank LaLoggia
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
The year is 1962. The place is Willowpoint Falls. Nobody talks about what happened in the school cloakroom 10 years ago. Now, in the dead of night, Frankie Scarlatti is going to find out why.
Overview
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.

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Directed by
Frank LaLoggia
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • mystery
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
mystery, horror, thriller
Directed by
Frank LaLoggia
Written by
Frank LaLoggia
Starring
Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond, Jason Presson, Renata Vanni, Angelo Bertolini, Joelle Jacobi
Music
Frank LaLoggia
Cinematography
Russell Carpenter
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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