Characters & Themes
White Room (1990) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 92 mins · English
- Directed by
- Patricia Rozema
- Starring
- Sheila McCarthy, Margot Kidder, James Coburn, Barbara Gordon, Kate Nelligan, Nicky Guadagni
Within the claustrophobic rooms of an old building, a hidden darkness lingers. Norm, an aimless, struggling writer, unexpectedly witnesses the murder of rock‑video star Madelaine X and is haunted by his helplessness. At her funeral he meets a cryptic woman in black whose obscure ties to Madelaine hint at deeper, unresolved secrets.
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