The Orphanage Page #4

Synopsis: Laura, a former orphan, raises her adopted son Simón together with her husband Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. While at the orphanage Simón tells Laura that he has five invisible friends which she believes are a product of his active imagination. Laura decides to reopen the orphanage to cater for disabled children and throws a party. During the party Simón tries to persuade Laura to go and take a look at his friends cabin but she's too busy. Later on she sees a mysterious masked boy and realizes that Simón has also disappeared. Laura feels the presence of other people in the house and months later Laura invites a team of parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): J.A. Bayona
Production: Picturehouse
  32 wins & 41 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
2007
105 min
$6,905,218
Website
1,755 Views


saw his smile for the first time...

his eyes, his bright eyes...

Simon made us strong, Carlos.

Together, we're strong.

Together.

Forgive me if I get upset,

but it's hard.

Carlos, someone's in the bathroom.

-What is it?

-Someone was here.

Carlos, feel, it's still warm.

Sure, I just got up.

Someone got into bed.

I'm convinced.

That's what Jung means when he says

it's in the subconscious that

the living coexist with the dead.

The Germans have another name

for ''the herald of death''.

Doppelganger.

A being that appears

in one's own image.

A double.

To glance at him,

or at any of the others

I've shown you,

means, without the slightest doubt,

a passport to the otherworld.

How long has your son been missing?

Nine months.

Strange things are happening.

Things linked to his disappearance.

I don't know who to turn to.

It's not that simple.

You won't find an exorcist

in the yellow pages.

This is from my son's kidnapper.

The police say he's been dead

for over 30 years.

Someone has my son.

I don't know why.

But I won't do nothing.

There's someone in this field,

someone I trust.

I'm talking from the heart.

Would you allow a medium

to visit your home?

This wasn't a children's room

in the orphanage.

The bedroom was back there.

Then we should start here.

Enrique.

Perfect,

give me an hour.

I want an old object

from this house,

something related to its history.

And, if possible,

some clothing from the past.

We're not alone.

There's a police psychologist, Pilar,

who would like to attend the session.

If you don't mind.

Cops! The cops is cool!

What does she need that doll for?

To facilitate her trance.

Clothing and objects

get her into it

and begin the regression.

-Regression?

-A psychic summoning.

Past, present and future

are superimposed, and cross.

Like a sort of time travel.

It may sound like witchcraft,

but you mustn't fear

parallel perception.

If there's anything,

Aurora will see it.

I hope we'll all see it.

Everything's ready, Enrique.

Whenever you want.

-Aurora, can you hear me?

-Perfectly.

Here we go.

Everything around you

is beginning to fade.

Darkness is forming

a circle around you,

it's closing in on you.

Everything is fading.

We're no longer here.

Now you're alone

in the darkness,

and the darkness

begins to disappear.

I'm going to count down

from ten

and once I've finished,

you can go

wherever you want

and will be able to see

anyone who is hiding in this house.

Ten...

Nine...

Eight...

You can open your eyes.

It's cold,

the window is open.

Aurora,

I want you

to look around you.

Is there anyone with you?

I can hear someone.

I can hear...

I hear something.

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Sergio G. Sánchez

Sergio Gutiérrez Sánchez is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Sánchez has written and directed his own screenplays for short films such as Temporada baja (2003) and 7337 (2000). Sánchez's first film script was for The Orphanage in 1996. Sánchez originally wanted to direct the script but he was repeatedly turned down by various Spanish production companies. While Sánchez was working on the short film 7337, he met with director Juan Antonio Bayona and offered him the script to direct. The Orphanage was a large hit and Sánchez was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Goya Awards in Spain.In May 2009, Variety reported that Sánchez would re-team up with The Orphanage director Juan Antonio Bayona, on a production by Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment, Telecinco Cinema, and Spongeman, Bayona's own Barcelona-based label. Sánchez completed a first-draft screenplay in late April. The film, called The Impossible, was filmed in 2010. more…

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