1978·Drama·1h 38m
7.1
★
After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.
Directed by Richard Loncraine
london, england
based on novel or book
loss of loved one
haunted house
haunting
mental breakdown
basement
gothic
death
ghost
séance
dead daughter
psychotronic film
grieving mother
Trailer
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Cast
Mia Farrow
Julia Lofting
Keir Dullea
Magnus Lofting
Tom Conti
Mark Berkeley
Jill Bennett
Lily Lofting
Robin Gammell
David Swift
Cathleen Nesbitt
Heather Rudge
Anna Wing
Rosa Fludd
Edward Hardwicke
Captain Paul Winter
Pauline Jameson
Claudia Branscombe
Peter Sallis
Jeffrey Branscombe
Arthur Howard
Mr. Piggott
Damaris Hayman
Miss Pinner
Crew
Richard Loncraine
Director
Peter Straub
Novel
Harry Bromley Davenport
Story
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Mark
8.0★ · 10/15/25
Spooktober # 15 No-one does fragile verge of insanity better than Mia Farrow. Really enjoyed this, a slow burn that maybe needed a bit more pacing, but excellently atmospheric 70s West London. Loved the cars, Julia's Citroën DS Safari estate and Mark's Land Rover. Excellent small roles for classic English actors Anna Wing, as an amazingly bespectacled medium, Peter Sallis as a nosey neighbour and a young Nigel Havers as an estate agent. Tom Conti's hair needed its own credit. Superb soundtrack too, I'm a sucker for 70s synth.
Spooktober # 15 No-one does fragile verge of insanity better than Mia Farrow. Really enjoyed this, a slow burn that maybe needed a bit more pacing, but excellently atmospheric 70s West London. Loved the cars, Julia's Citroën DS Safari estate and Mark's Land Rover. Excellent small roles for classic English actors Anna Wing, as an amazingly bespectacled medium, Peter Sallis as a nosey neighbour and a young Nigel Havers as an estate agent. Tom Conti's hair needed its own credit. Superb soundtrack too, I'm a sucker for 70s synth.
Bertrand Mandico
5.0★ · 09/13/25
mia farrow e só...
mia farrow e só...
Kieran
8.0★ · 08/31/24
There are some films that are so aesthetically stunning that one frame alone can leave you speechless. This is one of those films.
A rewatch may illuminate this film, and my thoughts on it, more but for now the bookending scenes and the ethereal, gorgeous score will play in my mind for some time.
A rewatch may illuminate this film, and my thoughts on it, more but for now the bookending scenes and the ethereal, gorgeous score will play in my mind for some time.
There are some films that are so aesthetically stunning that one frame alone can leave you speechless. This is one of those films.
A rewatch may illuminate this film, and my thoughts on it, more but for now the bookending scenes and the ethereal, gorgeous score will play in my mind for some time.
A rewatch may illuminate this film, and my thoughts on it, more but for now the bookending scenes and the ethereal, gorgeous score will play in my mind for some time.
Haley
9.7★ · 01/20/23
possibly the best horror movie score ever
possibly the best horror movie score ever
Sean McGrath
6.8★ · 04/06/21
If less than 2 thousand ppl have seen a horror film and it has two completely different titles, it’s probably a banger. One of the hardest synth scores out there
If less than 2 thousand ppl have seen a horror film and it has two completely different titles, it’s probably a banger. One of the hardest synth scores out there