‘El Orfanato’ mixes scary, sweet into heartfelt ghost story

The first image you’ll see in “El Orfanato,” or “The Orphanage,” is that of a girl knocking on a tree. When she turns around, she faces what to us is empty air. She turns to knock on the tree again, and there is still nothing when she turns back. It is only with patience that we are shown the game she is playing, as children creep up behind her only to freeze when she glances back at them.

Few films define themselves so thoroughly in their very first shot, but “The Orphanage” is a horror fairy tale that tells its story in the same disquieting manner. Ordinary locations and ordinary events are always seen from a sideways angle, as if the ghost story that is being told wishes to hide its secrets for just a few moments longer.”*

*From: www.wilsoncountynews.com
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