Drama ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 1988 · 1h 32m

Paperhouse

Paperhouse poster
Director
Bernard Rose
Cast
Charlotte Burke as Anna Madden Elliott Spiers as Marc Glenne Headly as Kate Madden Gemma Jones as Dr. Sarah Nicols Ben Cross as Dad Jane Bertish as Miss Vanstone
Crew
Mike Southon — Director of Photography Dan Rae — Editor Stanley Myers — Original Music Composer Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer Matthew Jacobs — Screenplay Catherine Storr — Novel
Tagline

A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.

Synopsis

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

Trailer Paperhouse — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dreamsnightmarehouselighthousedisabled childdrawingchildhoodimaginary worlddreaming
Key Collaborators
Bernard Rose Director Mike Southon Director of Photography Dan Rae Editor Stanley Myers Original Music Composer Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer Matthew Jacobs Screenplay Catherine Storr Novel Tim Bevan Producer Sarah Radclyffe Producer Gemma Jackson Production Design Nic Ede Costume Design
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