Not exact matches
Max, a former jazz pianist who never quite made it, sits alone in a
house haunted by
memories, mostly
of his wife Eva (the great Claire Bloom) who has just died.
Strange things begin happening around the
house, ultimately culminating in one
of the best
haunted house scenarios in recent
memory.
Already
haunted by
memories of an unhappy childhood, a glimpse
of the little girl in the neighboring
house further destabilizes Ruthie.
From childhood homes, to holiday homes,
haunted houses to dream homes, works tease apart the idea
of the
house as a place not only
of physical shelter but also one in which to fix or locate particular
memories or states
of being.