Paperhouse

Year: 1988

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Bernard Rose

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After sketching a strange house in her school composition book, a lonely young girl discovers she can enter the illustrated world in her sleep. There she meets a frail boy who lives within the surreal landscape. As the line between her drawings and reality blurs, the friendship gives her comfort and lets her face the loneliness of her everyday life.

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Dream House, Hospital, Madden Family Home, Lighthouse, Seaside Hotel

Anna's story moves between the built dream world of her drawn house and the real places surrounding her: the hospital where she recovers, the Madden family home, and the seaside hotel near a towering lighthouse. The lighthouse and cliff become a recurring symbol as the dream escalates, eventually tying the dream to actual events.

🏠 Dream House 🏥 Hospital 🏡 Madden Family Home 🗼 Lighthouse 🏖️ Seaside Hotel

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