The Eclipse
If there is life after death - love lives on
If there is life after death - love lives on
Drama, Horror
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2009
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Michael is a widower who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds himself drawn to Lena, an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of his nightmarish visions, she must contend with problems of her own, as she’s being jealously pursued by self-obsessed novelist Nicholas, her one-time lover. As the festival progresses, the three adults’ lives converge and collide.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
24 Apr 2009
Country:
IE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 10 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The whole thing would probably have flown apart if not for Hinds, whose character, like a dark star imploding, pulls everything toward him.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
3 Jan 2011
fresh:
Quinn, alternately charming and loathsome, is brilliant, as is Hinds, an actor who has elevated everything he's been in.
– John Anderson,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
fresh:
McPherson brews a strangely appealing composite, a movie that is mostly character-driven romance but that seasons the proceedings with timely scare-your-pants-off moments of horror.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
11 May 2010
fresh:
In his quiet house hung with portraits of those who have become ghosts, Michael finally learns to mourn, and we realize that storytelling is how a writer grieves.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
15 Apr 2010
fresh:
The town and surrounding landscapes make a gorgeous setting -- the Irish tourist board will be happy -- but at its heart The Eclipse is a small, contained ghost story about a haunted man learning to exorcise himself.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
15 Apr 2010