Taglines: These delusions are contagious.
Dr. Faraday, a country physician of humble beginnings, is called to Hundreds Hall, an 18th-century estate, in 1947 to attend to the maid, Betty. As a boy, he and his mother (a former maid) had been admitted to the house during the 1919 Empire Day party. Enamored with the house, he broke off an ornamental acorn from a mirror frame, causing his mother to slap him for vandalism.
The Hall now belongs to Roderick Ayres, a scarred Royal Air Force veteran. The elderly Mrs Ayres also lives there with her daughter, Caroline. Upon arriving Dr Faraday observes the house has decayed over the years and that the family is in severe financial straits. During a house party where Dr Faraday is present, a couple brings their young child who is mauled by Caroline’s previously gentle Labrador retriever.
Dr. Faraday later meets with Roderick, who claims there is a supernatural force in the house that hates him. Dr Faraday takes this as evidence of Roderick being of unsound mind, and becomes alarmed when he learns Roderick is planning a land sale. Roderick accosts Dr Faraday about intruding into the Ayres’ affairs. Roderick later sets fire to his room and is committed to an asylum. Dr Faraday resolves to stay and care for the Ayres. He becomes romantically involved with Caroline, despite her being of a higher social class.
The Little Stranger is a 2018 gothic drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel of same name by Sarah Waters. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling. Set in 1948, the plot follows a doctor who visits an old house where his mother used to work, only to discover it may hold a dark secret. The film was released in the United States on 31 August 2018, by Focus Features, and received positive reviews from critics.
The film was released in the United States on 31 August 2018 and on 21 September 2018 in the United Kingdom. In its opening weekend in the United States, the film made $417,000 from 474 theaters, for an average of just $880 per venue. During its opening weekend in the UK and Ireland it opened to £294,900 from 296 sites, an average of under £1,000 per cinema.
The Little Stranger (2018)
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Ruth Wilson, Liv Hill, Charlotte Rampling, Oliver Zetterström, Kathryn O’Reilly, Camilla Arfwedson, Anna Madeley, Richard Campbell, Peter Ormond
Screenplay by: Lucinda Coxon
Production Design by: Simon Elliott
Cinematography by: Ole Bratt Birkeland
Film Editing by: Nathan Nugent
Costume Design by: Steven Noble
Set Decoration by: Emma Davis
Art Direction by: Guy Bevitt, Bill Crutcher
Music by: Stephen Rennicks
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing bloody images.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: August 31, 2018 (United States), September 21, 2018 (United Kingdom and Ireland)
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