Darkness (2002 film)

Darkness ( Alternative title on TV: Darkness - The Power of Darkness ) is an American- Spanish horror film from 2002 directed by Jaume Balagueró, who wrote the screenplay with Fernando de Felipe..

Action

An American family moves into a house in Spain, near which 40 years ago six children have gone missing in connection with religious rituals. Mark suffers since moving from mental disorders, which is why he is treated medically. His son Paul is confident in his bedroom had supernatural powers active.

Marks daughter Regina learns that the house has been designed in such a way to enhance the supernatural effect of every 40 years encountered constellation of the heavenly bodies. It is still a death of a child necessary so that the rituals are done. Regina and a friend of her Carlos trying to save her brother.

The family in the house when the eclipse begins. Choked Mark, although Regina tries to free his airways. You go up to her brother. Meanwhile, Regina's mother appear the ghosts of their children, they will invite, the flame of the furnace - which is the only light in the kitchen - to identify. At the same time the children will appear on the first floor of the house the ghost of her mother, who wants her to turn the lamp off. You will not hear it; the Spirit turns into a creepy creature that flees. The mother does, however, from the oven.

The children escape through a window and be picked up by Carlos. Shortly thereafter Carlos drives his car in front of the house. He comes in and looks for Regina; the door closes by itself behind him. Regina asks the supposed Carlos, if it had stopped. He denies it, as the car is a dark tunnel approaches.

Reviews

Frank check wrote in the magazine The Hollywood Reporter 28 December 2004, the film " brag " with the " dignified occupation" and with the atmosphere in order to conceal " hopeless stupidity" ( " utter inanity "). He had a collection of barely related scenes ( " compendium of barely connected scenes" ) that would ultimately slide into incoherence. The dialogues were ridiculous, the representations were not outstanding.

The lexicon of the International film wrote that the film was " a successful long-distance variation of the haunted house motif, but loses by a quasi - religious conspiracy theory of fascination ." He was " still a total effect full of horror movie that gets under your skin ."

Awards

Jaume Balagueró was nominated in 2002 for a price of the Festival of Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya. In 2003 he was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award of the festival Fantasporto. The film was nominated in 2003 for the tone for the Goya.

Background

The film was shot in the Spanish places Barcelona, Lleida and Sant Cugat del Vallès. His cost of production was estimated at 10.6 million U.S. dollars. It had its world premiere on October 3, 2002 at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya; later he was introduced to many other film festivals. The film played in theaters worldwide about 34.4 million U.S. dollars, including about 22.2 million U.S. dollars in the cinema of the United States.

Special

The film has obvious, to be interpreted as a tribute to Stanley Kubrick Shining parallels, such as the on-screen weekdays, the VW Beetle, Ghost of a couple's twins, the father who loses his mind and eventually the evil house.

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