2018
Not Rated
Orion Classics
1 h 32 m

2018
Not Rated
Orion Classics
1 h 32 m

Summary Set over the course of a single evening in the Reynolds family home in suburban Connecticut, Clara's Ghost tells the story of Clara Reynolds who, fed up with constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds solace in and guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.

Directed By: Bridey Elliott

Written By: Bridey Elliott

2018
Not Rated
Orion Classics
1 h 32 m

2018
Not Rated
Orion Classics
1 h 32 m

Clara's Ghost

Name: Clara's Ghost
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2018-12-06
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Rating: 66
Cast: Paula Niedert Elliott, Chris Elliott, Abby Elliott, Bridey Elliott, Haley Joel Osment

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Bridey Elliott

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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17% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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8% Negative
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This is a film that’s wantonly absurd and even silly, and yet, bubbling underneath it all, Clara’s Ghost never takes its eyes off its protagonist or our empathy for her even when she pushed to the edge of the frame both literally and figuratively. And Niedert Elliott’s performance is haunting, perfectly capturing that ambiguous space between comedy and drama that gives the movie its edge.

By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW

Paste Magazine

Dec 11, 2018

It’s often said that going into business with family is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea, but Clara’s Ghost provides an exception to this particular rule.

By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Dec 10, 2018

One of the strangest films I’ve seen this year, Clara’s Ghost is a twisted, slippery little whisper of a thing that refuses to let itself be easily defined.

By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW

Vanity Fair

This extremely homemade film, written and directed by Bridey Elliott and starring her own mostly-famous family, is extremely funny at times and nerve-wracking at others, but also pitch black to the point that many will find it unbearable. I say stick with it; if nothing else, the film is a work of great daring.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

A degree of tolerance for these frequent outbursts of unrestrained, puerile humor eventually reveals a tender portrait of a neglected woman seeking solace in her vivid, perhaps deranged, imagination

By Justin Lowe FULL REVIEW

Variety

Clara’s Ghost is determinedly quirky, but its ideas are seldom all that original or funny, too often degenerating into rote scatological humor. Nonetheless, there’s a formative creative sensibility that seems on the verge of defining itself — something that never quite happens before the film ends, its anecdotal story having drifted nowhere in particular.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Dec 7, 2018

Throughout Clara’s Ghost you can’t help but think that you’re watching a quaint home video that would appeal to the members of the subject family only — the unnecessary square aspect ratio certainly doesn’t help with the amateurish feel of the whole thing.

By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Smudge Films, Nighthorse Productions, Irony Point

Release Date Dec 6, 2018

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating Not Rated

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Tagline Family can be haunting

Website http://smudge-films.com/claras-ghost

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Awards

Indie Memphis Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Sarasota Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Paula Niedert Elliott

Clara Reynolds

Chris Elliott

Ted Reynolds

Abby Elliott

Julie Reynolds

Bridey Elliott

Riley Reynolds

Haley Joel Osment

Joe

Isidora Goreshter

Adelia

Bella Bracken

Young Riley

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Vet

Nicholas Byers

Self, Grip

Francis Capone

Photo Assistant

Ann Carr

Mom in Bathroom

Brett Davis

Driver

Josh Fadem

Jason

Larry Fessenden

Fan Man

Nick Ford

Westbrook Lobster Diner

K.K. Glick

Rough Rita

Aubrey Grodin

Makeup Lady

John Higgins

Fratty Wall Street Guy

Mary Hronicek

K. Dubailote

Ronald Murray

Drunk Businessman

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