Shadow play (1986)

Original title

Shadow Play

Directed by

Susan Shadburne

Genre

ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A playwright is haunted by recurring dreams about her fiancé who died seven years ago. She struggles with writer's block while staying at the lighthouse where the tragedy happened.

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What happens

Shadow Play is a 1986 American supernatural horror film directed by Susan Shadburne and starring Dee Wallace and Cloris Leachman. It follows a playwright who lost her fiancé seven years prior. She begins having reoccurring dreams about his death and suffers from writer's block. The film centers around the lighthouse where the tragedy took place. Throughout the film there are many subtle lighthouse effects and references. The Shadow Play within the story itself is literally a timing of each beat after another on the spinning of the beacon light of the lantern room. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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