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Voices (1973 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Voices' is a 1973 British psychological drama thriller film directed by Kevin Billington and starring David Hemmings and Gayle Hunnicutt. It is based on the play by Richard Lortz.
Plot
The film is about the life of a young couple Robert (David Hemmings) and Claire Williams (Gayle Hunnicutt), whose idyllic existence is turned topsy turvy when their 6-year-old son David (Adam Bridge) dies accidentally by drowning while they were making love in a boat.
Through a series of flashbacks it is shown that Claire was deeply traumatized by the loss of David and after numerous suicide attempts due to her mental breakdown, she was finally hospitalized in a mental hospital. Her husband Robert had been trying to cope with the stress as well but it is apparent that the situation had become increasingly difficult for them both. After Claire gets released from the hospital, with the hope of Claire's full recovery, the couple plan a trip to the countryside where they can relax in the Georgian home, a secluded large manor which was left to Claire by her recently deceased aunt.
Their trip gets hindered due to the foggy weather. The fog is so thick that Robert avoids ramming into an oncoming car and hits a tree. When they finally reach the ancient mansion, it seems like the perfect setting for the couple to rekindle their romance but things disintegrate quickly. The situation reaches a breaking point after Claire begins hearing strange unidentifiable voices in the house.
Eventually the voices take shape and Claire comes face to face with the ghostly figure of a young girl Jessica (Eva Griffiths) playing with a toy ball who doesn't seem aware of the couple's presence. But she isn't the only ghost haunting the old house. Her mother and brother are also present. Claire desperately tries to convince Robert that she had indeed seen the ghosts but he refuses to do so. However, later both Claire and her husband Robert experience a series of unexplained supernatural events that leave them questioning their sanity as well as their very existence.
When the couple finally decide to leave the house and go back to their car, they find out that they are dead. Back when their car had crashed into the tree, they were actualy killed meaning that ever since they arrived at the house, they've been ghosts.
Cast
* David Hemmings as Robert
* Gayle Hunnicutt as Claire
* Adam Bridge as David, Robert and Claire's son
* Lynn Farleigh as the Mother
* Eva Griffiths as Jessica, the little girl
* Russell Lewis as John, the little boy
* Peggy Ann Clifford as the Medium
Production
Filming
The film shot on location in Hertfordshire, England and at EMI-MGM Elstree Studios.References
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