Despite having garnered reviews that could—charitably—be called tepid, I approached Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) with some hopefulness, because I like ghost stories and I like Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter. Unfortunately, the reviews were pretty much on the money. What we have is one really nice-looking movie that almost completely submerges its slim—and rather unsurprising—narrative in its own artiness. When the film was originally released in Australia, it had a straightforward linear narrative, but was recut for the U.S. market into its current jumbled-up narrative, which may or may not be in its favor. In either case, it’s still a predictable ghost story built on a childhood romance/tragedy. It’s sincerely played and beautifully photographed, but largely lacking in dramatic tension.
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Movie Information
Classic Cinema From Around the World will present Till Human Voices Wake Us at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St. in the Phil Mechanic Studios building, River Arts District. Info: 273-3332.
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| Genre: | Romantic Ghost Story |
| Director: | Michael Petroni |
| Starring: | Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Lindley Joyner, Brooke Harmon |
| Rated: | R |
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