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Messiah of Evil
Why this pick
Its sun-bleached coastal strangeness, isolated heroine, and dreamlike uncertainty echo Jessica’s hushed, destabilizing folk-horror mood.
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MOVIE1971 1h 29m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Symptoms
Why this pick
A secluded country house, fragile perception, and languid visual tension make this an especially close companion in atmosphere and psychological ambiguity.
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The Reflecting Skin
Why this pick
Its pastoral beauty is steadily poisoned by childhood fear and gothic menace, matching the original’s uncanny contrast between rural calm and dread.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Jessica has been released from a mental institution to the care of her husband, Duncan, who has given up his job as string bassist for the New York Philharmonic and purchased a rundown farmhouse in Connecticut. When Jessica, Duncan, and their hippie friend Woody arrive, they are surprised to find a mysterious drifter, Emily, already living there. When Emily offers to move on, Jessica invites her to dine with them and stay the night.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mariclare Costello
Emily
Kevin O'Connor
Woody
Alan Manson
Sam Dorker
Zohra Lampert
Jessica
Barton Heyman
Duncan
Gretchen Corbett
The Girl