What if your dream girl was literally a dream... and also dead?
A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.
Cinematography
Misty New Zealand countryside looks gorgeously haunted
Acting
Alison Routledge's ethereal presence carries the supernatural romance
Production
Cramped gothic interiors on clearly minimal budget
Director
John Day
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director John Day never made another feature; this remains his sole cinematic ghost.
Shot during New Zealand's 1980s tax shelter era, when horror films bloomed from financial incentives rather than audience demand.
US
NZ
