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Ghost Story, A (12A)

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
More information on this production is available at www.aghoststoryfilm.co.uk.

The critical consensus

It demands patience and an open mind, but Lowery’s return to his indie roots after Pete’s Dragon is a highly unusual and, at times, emotionally shattering fable.

***(*)(*)Phil De Semlyen, Empire Online, 01/08/2017

A long-winded lecture of sorts by a man played by Will Oldham initially distracts as he explains how humanity is doomed but, for the most part, Lowery has crafted a captivating reflection on the enormity of mankind's existence and the tiny part we each play in it.

****(*)Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 07/08/2017

Extraordinary. One of the year’s most original and best films.

Adam Woodward, Little White Lies, 08/08/2017

Affleck plays a sheet-wearing spirit trying to connect with Rooney Mara’s widow in David Lowery’s audacious and affecting meditation on love, loss and letting go.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 10/08/2017

It’s a quiet meditation on life, love, bereavement and the difficulty of letting go – a supernatural story that wouldn’t even frighten a mouse.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 10/08/2017

Ultimately A Ghost Story, like all ghost stories, is a film about letting go. That this one requires audiences to let go of their own preconceptions of how a film like this should unfold is what makes it special.

****(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 10/08/2017

There are all sorts of questions rising to the surface in a bold experiment of a film that can only be called haunting.

****(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 11/08/2017

Even covered in a sheet, Affleck exudes heartache in David Lowery’s gorgeously sad tale of love and loss.

****(*)Wendy Ide, The Observer, 13/08/2017


Features about Ghost Story, A (12A)

David Lowery on why he made A Ghost Story.

Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 09/08/2017

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