The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Page #2

Synopsis: An antiques collector inherits a house from his estranged mother only to discover that she had been living in a shrine devoted to a mysterious cult. Soon, he comes to suspect that his mother's oppressive spirit still lingers within her home and is using items in the house to contact him with an urgent message.
Director(s): Rodrigo Gudiño
Production: Warner Home Video
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IMDB:
5.3
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
82 min
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(LAUGHS) Uh...

I wanna know why that

statue's on the TV.

Tunnel reality.

Tu... what?

I'm surmising, but the statue

has connotations for you.

Probably not positive ones.

Is that true?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

So look, you didn't see the statue,

because you didn't wanna see it.

It's probably because you didn't feel

emotionally ready to see it, and yet,

you clearly have a need

to come to terms with it

since you were the one that

brought it up the stairs,

and put it in plain view so

that you would notice it.

It's the statue your

mother gave you, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah.

Same one she used to punish you?

It wasn't...

It was more of a test.

No, you don't test a nine-year-old

boy by lighting candles

and asking him if

he believes in God.

- Could've said yes.

- Yes, but you said no.

And then, she'd start to

blow out all the candles,

and what would she

say was gonna happen

when all the candles

were blown out?

Leon.

What?

I want to hear you say it.

Said the angel would

turn its back and...

Stop protecting me.

And that's why I never

liked your mother.

Well, you cleared it up for me.

Well, it's far from clear to me.

Okay. I think you need to

give it some more thought,

and allow the feelings

associated with the statue to...

express themselves.

- Yeah, yeah.

- You need to.

So is that all?

You still talk like a doctor.

I am a doctor.

Good night, Leon.

Night, doctor.

(KEYS JINGLING IN LOCK)

(LOW GROWLING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

There was a time when I

was everything to you.

A time when you loved me

as much as I loved you.

A time when you sought my

comfort whenever you were sad,

or afraid.

But you never liked

the game of candles.

You never could forget it.

And a desperate thought

entered your head.

That's when you started to

hate me, your own mother.

You left me all alone.

The funeral was empty without you.

(THUNDER CRASHES)

(TAPE HISSING)

MAN:

When communicating with the dead,

it is not necessary to resort

to elaborate techniques

or obscure occult rituals.

Spirits communicate through

the most refined apparatus

known to us...

our senses.

It is merely a matter

of tuning ourselves

to the right frequency

to achieve discourse with the dead.

All that is required

is a quiet place close

to the deceased,

focused concentration,

and a bit of patience.

Find a comfortable place

and a relaxing position.

Close your eyes.

Empty yourself of

all your thoughts.

All of your feelings.

All of your worries.

Empty yourself now.

All that is left is yourself.

The self you know.

The self that is pure and safe.

You are exactly where

you want to be.

You are aware of your self

in a way you have

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Rodrigo Gudiño

Rodrigo Gudiño is a Mexican Canadian film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company Rue Morgue. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that Rue Morgue holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's editor-in-chief before leaving the position to focus on making films. His short films were collected into the DVD Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols in 2009. Gudiño was born in San Diego, California before moving to Tijuana at a young age. He began creating films in 2006 with the short The Eyes of Edward James and saw filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky as an influence on his work. Gudiño has also stated that his Catholic upbringing also influenced his work, and has remarked that he started his directing with short films released directly to film festival circuits as he wanted to "[develop] his abilities from an artistic standpoint" before moving to feature-length films. more…

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