The House in the Square

The House in the Square

In all of time it's never happened before ... of all the lovers since the world began it's only happened to us !

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Release Date

12/7/1951

Runtime

90 mins

Overview

Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather's diaries. He falls in love with his forefather's cousin, Helen, but his contemporaries of 1784 are perplexed by his strange talk and the odd knowledge he possesses. Remake of Berkeley Square (1933).

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A man steps through time into the 18th century and finds himself caught between two worlds, drawn to a woman he meets there while haunted by the knowledge that his presence is an impossibility. It's a melancholy romance that uses time travel to explore the ache of belonging nowhere.

Mood

RomanticWistfulBittersweetContemplative

Themes

LoveIdentityMemory

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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