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Paperhouse (1988)

Poster for Paperhouse

A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

Cast & Crew

Director
Bernard Rose
  • Profile picture of Charlotte Burke
    Anna Madden Charlotte Burke
  • Profile picture of Ben Cross
    Dad Ben Cross
  • Profile picture of Glenne Headly
    Kate Madden Glenne Headly
  • Profile picture of Elliott Spiers
    Marc Elliott Spiers
  • Profile picture of Gemma Jones
    Dr. Sarah Nicols Gemma Jones
  • Profile picture of Steven O'Donnell
    Dustman Steven O'Donnell
  • Profile picture of Jane Bertish
    Miss Vanstone Jane Bertish
  • Profile picture of Gary Bleasdale
    Policeman Gary Bleasdale

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Keywords

  • dreams
  • nightmare
  • house
  • lighthouse
  • disabled child
  • drawing
  • childhood
  • imaginary world
  • dreaming