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Mood:
- AtmosphericSuspensefulScaryDisturbing
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Plot:
- Serial KillerSupernatural AbilityMind GamePsychologicalHaunted By the PastMurderWoman in DangerPsychopath more...
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Genres:
- HorrorThrillerMystery
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- Hospital
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Style:
- Strong Female Presence
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousSemi Fantastic
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In Dreams, 1999
English
USA
Profile of In Dreams
In Dreams can be described as atmospheric, scary, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around mind games, a woman in danger, and a psychopath. The main genres are thriller, horror, and mystery. In terms of style, In Dreams stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious. It is set, at least in part, in a hospital. In Dreams takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book.
Summary of In Dreams
This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ghost town submerged in the local reservoir and a creepy apple orchard, Claire's disturbing visions baffle the police and eventually lead to her confinement in an insane asylum. As the killer's fantasies continue to haunt her, Claire realizes she must succumb to her link with his twisted psyche if she is to escape from the hospital, track him down, and put an end to the madness.
Jordan's direction captures his heroine's horrific nightmares and the autumnal New England locales brilliantly, while Bening attacks her role with ferocious gusto. The film's uniquely rich, color-saturated look comes courtesy of cinematographer Darius Khondji. Jordan wrote the screenplay with Bruce Robinson (WITHNAIL & I), adapted from the novel DOLL'S EYES by Bari Wood, and longtime Jordan collaborator Stephen Rea costars as Claire's doubtful psychiatrist.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 January 1999 |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
Cast and Crew
as Claire Cooper
as Vivian Thompson
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- 22.May.2010
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- by: Kymberli
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