The Spanish writer and director of ‘The Orphanage’ bring a harrowing story of loss to the screen
Tagged: children, Film, Spain
Happy endings, in fairy tales, are commonplace. Lost princes and children make their way home. In horror films, the missing might stay gone forever, and children will remain fretted over long after the credits roll. In “The Orphanage,” a moody suspense film from Spain, audiences and critics alike have found a pleasing mix of terror and sadness in a story of a mother’s desperate attempt to protect her chronically ill son from harm. It opens here Friday.
more stories like thisAfter earning $33 million in Spain, “The Orphanage” – that country’s selection for the 2008 foreign language category at this year’s Academy Awards – has garnered rave reviews in the United States.”*
*From: www.boston.com
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