A Ghost Story

7.1 2017 David Lowery 1h 33m
Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance
A Ghost Story

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.

Cast

Casey Affleck Casey Affleck C
Rooney Mara Rooney Mara M
McColm Cephas Jr. McColm Cephas Jr. Little Boy
Kenneisha Thompson Kenneisha Thompson Doctor
Grover Coulson Grover Coulson Man in Wheelchair
Liz Cardenas Liz Cardenas Linda
Barlow Jacobs Barlow Jacobs Gentleman Caller
Richard Krause Mover

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Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with A Ghost Story

The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life 2011
Time, memory, and what we leave behind. Cinema as meditation. The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal 1957
Death watching life. Two films about what happens when you die and the world keeps going without you.

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