An American Haunting
(Great Britain/Canada/Romania, 2005, 88 minutes)
In early 19th century Tennessee, the eldest daughter of a land-owning family is stalked by a supernatural being who may have been invoked by a neighbor’s resentful curse. Tiresomely hysterical period rehash of The Exorcist that wastes a solid cast and good technical credits in pompous, overblown handling and absurdly amateurish scripting.
Allan Zeman Productions present, in association with Midsummer Films, Remstar Productions, SC Mediapro Pictures and After Dark Films, a Christopher Milburn production, produced with the participation of Super-Écran. Starring Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James d'Arcy, Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by Courtney Solomon; produced by Courtney Solomon, Christopher Milburn and André Rouleau; screenplay by Courtney Solomon, based on the novel «The Bell Witch - An American Haunting» by Brent Monahan; music by Caine Davidson; director of photography, Adrian Biddle; production designer, Humphrey Jaeger; costume designer, Jane Petrie; film editor, Richard Comeau.
In early 19th century Tennessee, the eldest daughter of a land-owning family is stalked by a supernatural being who may have been invoked by a neighbor’s resentful curse. Tiresomely hysterical period rehash of The Exorcist that wastes a solid cast and good technical credits in pompous, overblown handling and absurdly amateurish scripting.
Allan Zeman Productions present, in association with Midsummer Films, Remstar Productions, SC Mediapro Pictures and After Dark Films, a Christopher Milburn production, produced with the participation of Super-Écran. Starring Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James d'Arcy, Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by Courtney Solomon; produced by Courtney Solomon, Christopher Milburn and André Rouleau; screenplay by Courtney Solomon, based on the novel «The Bell Witch - An American Haunting» by Brent Monahan; music by Caine Davidson; director of photography, Adrian Biddle; production designer, Humphrey Jaeger; costume designer, Jane Petrie; film editor, Richard Comeau.
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