Paperhouse
1988 · TMDB 6.5
Directed by Bernard Rose
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.
Why it matters
A sick girl discovers that her drawings become real when she dreams, allowing her to confront a mysterious boy in a house she has sketched. Bernard Rose's film blurs the line between creation and reality, showing how a child's art can become a sanctuary and a threat.
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Released
- 1988-09-10
- Studio
- Working Title Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.5
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