Review of Afraid of the Dark (1991) by Richard D — 27 Jul 2013
The directorial debut of Mark Peploe, who wrote Antonioni's "The Passenger" and "The Last Emperor" and "The Sheltering Sky" for Bertolucci. It's pretty wonderful at capturing the perspective of a child in a fairly irrationally hostile environment.
Then ... partway through, the film pulls the rug out from under you and proceeds to tell a different story with a remarkably different kind of threat. Not an easy film, but one that rewards patience. The excellent cast includes James Fox, Paul McGann, David Thewlis and Catriona MacColl.
This review of Afraid of the Dark (1991) was written by Richard D on 27 Jul 2013.
Afraid of the Dark has generally received mixed reviews.
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