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American Haunting, An
American Haunting, An
Stars: Rachel Hurd Wood, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Marsh, Howard Rosenstein, Lila Bata-Walsh, Miguel Brown, Shauna Shim, Thom Fell, Sam Alexander, Gaye BrownDirector: Courtney Solomon
Summary: An adolescent girl is tormented by a mysterious spirit haunting her family home. Her parents, a priest and a local schoolteacher try their best to exorcise the demon away.
Based on the book AN AMERICAN HAUNTING by Brent Monahan, this horror movie details a ghost story dating back to 1817 Tennessee. Inspired by manuscripts documenting the only spirit-caused death in U.S. history, the film stars accomplished actors Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland as the mother and father of Betsy Bell (Rachel Hurd-Wood), an adolescent girl tormented by a mysterious spirit haunting the Bell family home. The spirit is thought to have been sent by Mrs. Batts, a witchlike neighbour who--after having a bitter dispute over property rights with Betsy’s father, John Bell--put a curse on John and his daughter. Even though John Bell was the one at fault, it is his daughter who bears the heaviest burden of this spell, being thrown about her room nightly, slapped, and even sexually abused by the mystical force in question. Most of the film takes place in the home, where Betsy’s parents, a local priest, and a local schoolteacher (with whom she has a flirtatious relationship) try their best to exorcise the demon away. While the film never fully explains what the spirit is or where it came from, it does propose one disturbing theory near the end that involves the nature of young female sexuality, echoing the theme of CARRIE, which also starred Sissy Spacek. But this theme is only vaguely hinted at as the story unravels.
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| Main Language: | English |
| Region: | Region 2 |
| Special Features: | Interview With Coutney Solomon and Sissy Spacek,, Featurettes |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Release Date: | August 28, 2006 |
| Runtime: | 87 minutes |
| Certification: | |
| Catalogue Number: | R R D 93819 |
| Keywords: | American, General, Haunting, Horror, Occult |
| Genre: | Horror/Occult |
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