Running Time
88
min
MPAA rating
R
(for language and some disturbing images)
Release Date
Mar 26, 2010
The Eclipse
Michael Farr is a widower living in a misty Irish seaside town 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 he finds himself drawn to Lena Morelle, 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… Show more
Starring
| Aidan Quinn | |
| n Hinds | |
| Iben Hjejle |
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‘The Eclipse’’ could almost be considered outsider art. Directed by Conor McPherson, an Irish playwright/stage director, the film is based on a story by the writer-actor Billy Roche. Not surprisingly, it unfolds with the muted allusiveness of the best short fiction and the attention to character of a good play. As cinema, “The Eclipse’’ is less sure of itself, but the trade-off feels fair.
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