Paperhouse

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

Feb 17 1989 PG-13 1h 32m
Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane present, she is drawn only deeper into a dream turning into a nightmare.

Written by

Catherine Storr, Matthew Jacobs

Directed by

Bernard Rose

Cast

Charlotte Burke, Jane Bertish, Samantha Cahill

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Working Title Films

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
Paperhouse ? 1988 ? Trailer
Scores
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6,626
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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