Adrianne & The Castle
2024·Documentary·1h 26m
7.1
★
Alan built a castle in rural Illinois with his late love Adrianne. Facing life alone, he revisits their fantasy through musical reenactments transporting him to the world they shared.
Directed by Shannon Walsh
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Natalie Younger
Adrianne Double
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Richard Reed Parry
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2 reviews
Bob Smith
“Reality is for those who lack imagination“
Adrianne & the Castle is a quietly magical documentary where art and love feel completely intertwined. Through the castle itself, you see how creativity becomes a way of holding onto someone, of keeping love alive even in absence. Even with its short runtime, that emotion pours through every detail, making it feel deeply personal and sincere. It’s both beautiful and heartbreaking, showing how art can be a vessel for grief, memory, and sincerity.
Adrianne & the Castle is a quietly magical documentary where art and love feel completely intertwined. Through the castle itself, you see how creativity becomes a way of holding onto someone, of keeping love alive even in absence. Even with its short runtime, that emotion pours through every detail, making it feel deeply personal and sincere. It’s both beautiful and heartbreaking, showing how art can be a vessel for grief, memory, and sincerity.
“Reality is for those who lack imagination“
Adrianne & the Castle is a quietly magical documentary where art and love feel completely intertwined. Through the castle itself, you see how creativity becomes a way of holding onto someone, of keeping love alive even in absence. Even with its short runtime, that emotion pours through every detail, making it feel deeply personal and sincere. It’s both beautiful and heartbreaking, showing how art can be a vessel for grief, memory, and sincerity.
Adrianne & the Castle is a quietly magical documentary where art and love feel completely intertwined. Through the castle itself, you see how creativity becomes a way of holding onto someone, of keeping love alive even in absence. Even with its short runtime, that emotion pours through every detail, making it feel deeply personal and sincere. It’s both beautiful and heartbreaking, showing how art can be a vessel for grief, memory, and sincerity.
Noah
Feel weird even reviewing this bc we watched the TV edit on CBC Gem and I don’t feel like I have the credentials to critique what doesn’t feel like the artist’s intended vision. Still, I found this to be a very touching expression of grief through the lens of filmmaking. What a fascinating character to just watch have thoughts. It’s a bittersweet thing to watch a person attempt to find meaning in their suffering.
Feel weird even reviewing this bc we watched the TV edit on CBC Gem and I don’t feel like I have the credentials to critique what doesn’t feel like the artist’s intended vision. Still, I found this to be a very touching expression of grief through the lens of filmmaking. What a fascinating character to just watch have thoughts. It’s a bittersweet thing to watch a person attempt to find meaning in their suffering.
SheaPRO
4.0★ · 01/07/26
personally, i don't think i could date a man who has never stepped foot into a wal-mart
personally, i don't think i could date a man who has never stepped foot into a wal-mart
Brady Johnson
4.9★ · 08/07/25