THE OTHERS

Written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar

Nicole Kidman
Fionnula Flanagan
Christopher Eccleston
Elaine Cassidy

Premiere date: August 2, 2001
PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments.

While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, after three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to this house than can be seen, Grace finds herself in a terrifying fight to save her children and keep her sanity!

Trailer For Agora

Here's a trailer for the new Alejandro Amenabar film, Agora, starring Rachel Weisz. Agora is the story of Hypatia of Alexandria during the uprising of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Hypatia was the first female mathematician of note, a philosopher and an astronomer.

Amenabar also directed one of my favorite ghost stories, The Others, and the Spanish film The Sea Inside, starring Javier Bardem. That film won the Venice Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film back in 2004.

This trailer doesn't really engage me much, even though I love Rachel Weisz and films that explore this era. Agora screened at Cannes last May and didn't exactly inspire much praise, but it could be one to watch for some awards consideration. As of yet, the film hasn't secured a distributor, but the costumes and sets are beautiful, at least.