The Returning

“An obsessive ghost love story”

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.

Screenplay

John Day

Screenplay

Clinton Phillips

Music

Clive Cockburn

Director

John Day

Status

Released

Release date

10/12/1990

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 2 M