After India’s father dies suddenly, her uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Soon after his arrival, she begins to suspect that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives. But instead of feeling outrage or horror, the friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Direction
Park Chan-wook's transition shots alone deserve their own film studies course.
Cinematography
Every frame could hang in a gallery—then whisper something deeply wrong.
Sound
The piano duet scene will make your spine remember things.
Director
Park Chan-wook
Mia Wasikowska
India Stoker
Nicole Kidman
Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
Matthew Goode
Charlie Stoker
Dermot Mulroney
Richard Stoker
Jacki Weaver
Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
Lucas Till
Chris Pitts
Alden Ehrenreich
Whip Taylor
Phyllis Somerville
Mrs. McGarrick
Ralph Brown
Sheriff Howard
Judith Godrèche
Doctor Jacquin
David Alford
Reverend
Harmony Korine
Mr. Feldman
Dominick 'Dino' Howard
Pitts' Friend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wentworth Miller wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym 'Ted Foulke' to avoid preconceptions from his 'Prison Break' fame.
The film's title references Bram Stoker, but also 'stoking'—feeding a fire, which India does literally and figuratively by film's end.
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