Escape Into Night (1972)

Genre

fantasy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

U

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sick girl named Marianne draws pictures that come to life in her dreams. As the line between her waking life and nightmares fades, she must confront the strange world she has created.

dreamlikeunsettlingslow-burncreepyatmosphericmelancholicambiguouseerie

What happens

Escape Into Night is a six-part British children's fantasy horror television serial made by ATV for ITV that was broadcast from 19 April to 24 May 1972. It was directed by Richard Bramall. The serial was an adaptation of Catherine Storr's 1958 novel Marianne Dreams, and deals with a young girl, Marianne, whose drawings become the basis for dreams, and how the dividing line between dreams and reality blurs. The novel was later adapted into a 1988 film, Paperhouse. The series was made in colour, but the original colour masters are missing; only black-and-white telerecordings of the series exists. These surviving recordings were released in the UK on Region 2 by Network Distributing Ltd Home Entertainment in May 2009. For its theme music, Escape Into Night used a segment of the third movement of the Symphony No.6 in E minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was filmed at Barr Beacon, Aldridge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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