We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Rating

1.0 (1)

Release Date

5/17/2019

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A deeply uncomfortable slow-burn about two sisters sealed inside their decaying world of superstition and fear, where an intruder threatens the brittle peace they've constructed around their unspeakable past. The film dwells in dread and creeping psychological tension rather than external threats.

Mood

UnsettlingClaustrophobicParanoidMelancholic

Themes

FamilyIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

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