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The Changeling
Why this pick
A patient, classically constructed ghost story with an isolated old house, escalating unease, and a mournful supernatural mystery rather than modern shock tactics.
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MOVIE1989 1h 40m GBR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Arthur Kidd, a young solicitor, is sent to a small market town on the Geography of England of England to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Drablow, an elderly reclusive widow. On the train, Kidd meets Sam Toovey, a local land owner who is unsettled upon hearing that Kidd is dealing with the Drablow estate. Arriving at Crythin Gifford, Kidd lodges at a local inn where he finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about Mrs. Drablow's dreary home, Eel Marsh House.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Adrian Rawlins
Arthur Kidd
John Franklyn-Robbins
Reverend Greet
Robert Hamilton
Mr. Girdler
Bernard Hepton
Sam Toovey
David Daker
Josiah Freston
Pauline Moran
Woman in Black
David Ryall
Sweetman
Clare Holman
Stella Kidd