UNITED STATES · 2017

A Ghost Story

David Lowery
grief and loss time and mortality haunting and the supernatural marriage and devotion decay and impermanence
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Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

Year2017
CountryUnited States
DirectorDavid Lowery
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