Dir. Richard Loncraine
1977, Canada, 98 min
Rated 18A
Magnus and Julia Lofting suffer a tremendous shock one morning when their daughter Kate begins choking at breakfast. Unsure of what to do, Julia attempts a tracheotomy, inadvertently causing Kate’s death. Reeling from the death of her daughter, Julia leaves her husband and moves into a large old house in London. But as Julia becomes convinced that her new home is haunted by the spirit of a young girl, Magnus begins to question her fragile sanity. Mia Farrow (Rosemary’s Baby) and Keir Dullea (Black Christmas) star in this chilly supernatural fable based on the novel ‘Julia’ by Peter Straub.
Bikini Drive-In is a semi-monthly screening series examining horror films through a feminist lens curated and introduced by Cinematheque Film Programmer Olivia Norquay. Generously sponsored by IATSE 856 Manitoba.
