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A woman brings her family back to her childhood home where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 105 minutes Rating: R Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
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It's only his first film, but Spain?s Juan Antonio Bayona has already figured out the secret to a successful supernatural thriller: emphasize character over special effects. Like Walter Salles's Dark Water and Alejandro Amenábar's The Others, The Orphanage pivots on a pretty woman and an unusual child. When her old orphanage goes on the market, Laura (Belén Rueda, Amenábar's The Sea Inside) and Carlos (Fernando Cayo) settle in with their son, Simón (Roger Príncep). Once acclimated to the remote seaside surroundings, they plan to re-open it as a home for special-needs children. Meanwhile, their seven-year-old doesn't know he's adopted or that he has a life-threatening illness. He does, however, have a lot of imaginary playmates. When Simón disappears without a trace, his parents contact the police, but to no avail. Because Laura has been hearing odd noises and having strange visions, they proceed to consult a medium. Aurora (Geraldine Chaplin, speaking perfect Spanish) is convinced they aren't alone. Carlos has his doubts, but Laura makes like a detective and revisits her childhood--through photographs, home movies, and exploration of the spooky stone manor--to determine who or what abducted her son. Produced and presented by Guillermo Del Toro, The Orphanage is less fanciful than his works, though it does bear a vague resemblance to the ghostly Devil's Backbone. There are a few gory make-up effects, but Bayona mostly preys on our fear of the unknown to craft a first-rate fright fest. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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The Orphanage
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This is the first movie in a while that gave me goosebumps and genuinely scared me. -Tim but wow. And if you liked this one, then check out ' The Devil's Backbone ', also a great Spanish Ghost story.The Devil's Backbone (Special Edition) **** 4 stars out of 5. I can only remember 1 gory part, that really isn't that bad, so the gorehounds aren't going to like this one. It didn't hurt that I watched it by myself, at midnight with the lights off, on blu ray, and in the middle of a windstorm.
Sometimes I am put off by subtitles, but this wasn't incredibly heavy on dialogue so I didn't mind at all. IT was awesome. But it does have Great atmosphere, and camera work. Very nice picture quality except for a few noticeable spots of grain every now and then, great surround audio, but a little skimpy on the extras. Overall, if you are looking for an excellent ghost story for a dark windy night, you can't go wrong with The Orphanage.
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I've always liked Spanish cinema and this movie is not an exception. Amazing acting, amazing scenarios, everything. BWT, thanks for not dubbing this movie.
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Brilliant. 'El Orfanato' ('The Orphanage') is a sorrowful, hauntingly beautiful, and quite terrifying ghost story. It is also sharply written, exquisitely acted, scored, and shot, and superbly directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, astonishingly his first feature film. I'm a lifelong ghost/horror fan; I've seen it three times now, and it never fails to cast its spell, stir my emotions, or impress me anew with the finely-calibrated artistry of its execution (and also chill me to the bone). 'The Innocents' (1961) is my ultimate touchstone where cinematic ghost stories are concerned; IMHO 'The Orphanage' is pretty much its equal in every way, one of the very very few films that are, and truly one for the ages.
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Some weeks ago I got some passes to the movies. The movie catched my attention and provided me more than 90 minutes of great suspense. I understand spanish perfectly but actually I prefer the latinamerican accent. I just ordered two DVDs of this movie and I really recommend to anyone who wants to have a good time watching this horror movie. (Even though I don't like Spanish from Spain accent).
Buy it now. They were free so I just selected a movie in spanish. I've seen several movies in which is just went to the cinema to sleep. This one kept me awake and frozen. This movie is available only in spanish (English subtitles).
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