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Moviola > Films > Dead of Night
Dead of Night (12A) 102 minsArchitect Walter Craig finds himself stuck in his own recurring nightmare while staying at a country farmhouse. Craig listens to the ghost stories that the other guests in the house start to tell, all the while knowing that the terrible climax to his dream is just around the corner.
"60 years on, Ealing's compendium of spooky tales remains scary as hell. The best of the five stories are Cavalcanti's "The Ventriloquist's Dummy", with Michael Redgrave possessed by his deceptively lifeless little partner, and Hamer's "The Haunted Mirror", with the splendid Googie Withers a reluctant participant as history repeats itself; least frightening, but amusing, are Radford and Wayne as typically obsessive sporting coves in Crichton's "Golfing Story". Best of all, however, is the overall narrative arc, with the framing story finally taking a headlong rush into a nightmarish realm almost surreal in its weird clarity and familiarity." Time Out
Screenings of this film are supported by South West Screen.
Last modified: 20-Jun-2008 |
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