Review of A Ghost Story (2017) by Deanne P — 27 Jul 2017

An achingly beautiful film about love and loss and one's life meaning.

This review of A Ghost Story (2017) was written by Deanne P on 27 Jul 2017.

A Ghost Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By Lorem (17) on 31 Mar 2020

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By Steve W (2,154) on 26 Dec 2018

The strangiest movie, I ever seen. but with nice ideas. will watch it again using boxxy software - with german subtitles…

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By Djakeir (26) on 20 Feb 2019

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By Pj Nabarro (328) for Patrick Nabarro (306) on 31 Oct 2018

This extremely self-conscious, performance art-inflected piece that seems convinced of its own profundity is a largely unilluminating treatise…

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By Argenys P (1) on 13 Oct 2018

A different view on Ghosts on how they roam the world looking for closure before crossing over. I enjoyed this style…

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By Mrc_Brn (71) on 15 Jan 2020

Can't deny that I wistfully waited for the end of the movie. Interesting concept, but it couldn't keep my attention - at all…

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By Compi24 (1,147) on 17 Sep 2020

Though it's absolutely not for those with innately thin patience, David Lowery's A Ghost Story has a ton of depth to its quiet, minimalist,…

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By Michelle Kisner (77) for The Movie Sleuth (77) on 07 Nov 2018

This film is trying to tell us to not become so myopic that we can't see what's going on around us. Take off the sheet and be free…

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This is a relatively spooky film in as much as it has little dialogue, certainly in the first half and the scenes are quite atmospheric…

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