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Synopsis

A woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home in this supernatural drama, the feature film debut of young Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. A superbly atmospheric and emotionally powerful tale of love, loss and guilt, The Orphanage is the first film ever to be presented by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), who also produced. Bayona and gifted first-time screenwriter Sergio Sánchez deliver an elegant, shivery ghost story in the tradition of such classics as The Innocents, The Haunting and The Others as they explore the shadowy places where human longing meets the unknown and unknowable. Award-winning actress Belén Rueda (The Sea Inside) stars.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Suspense/Thriller
• Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
• Written By: Sergio G. Sanchez
• Starring: Belan Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Montserrat Carulla, Mabel Rivera, and Andres Gertrudix
• Running Time: 110 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing content
• Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
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Reviews

"Delivers more goose bumps than anything Hollywood has served up in years – which I hope does not mean that Bayona, a first-time feature director and music video whiz, will be enlisted to direct"

   - Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

"Reaches truly terrifying heights as it becomes clear how possible the worst outcome can be. Like"

   - Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian

"Lures us in with extraordinary subtlety. Keeping sound effects and incidental music to a relative minimum, it builds its suspense almost subliminally. So when something scary or shocking does occur -- deprived of those Hollywood-style cues -- we are truly startled."

   - Desson Thomson, Washington Post

"A great horror movie is like a good shrink--and a lot cheaper, too. It purges us through petrification. That horror movie, thankfully, has arrived. It's called The Orphanage,"

   - David Ansen, Newsweek

"The acting is uniformly superb, the camera work and set design are haunting, and The Orphanage delivers well-earned tears at its beautiful conclusion. Go see it already."

   - Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Showtimes

• Wednesday, January 30th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Thursday, January 31st
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Friday, February 1st
  9:45 pm
• Saturday, February 2nd
  7:00 pm, 9:30 pm
• Sunday, February 3rd
  7:15 pm
• Monday, February 4th
  9:30 pm
• Tuesday, February 5th
  7:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 6th
  9:30 pm
• Thursday, February 7th
  9:30 pm
• Friday, February 8th
  9:30 pm
• Saturday, February 9th
  9:30 pm
• Sunday, February 10th
  7:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 12th
  9:30 pm