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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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