Dark Waters (1993)

NR12/29/1993Horror, Mystery, Drama1h 29m
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A New Wave of Horror

Overview

A young Englishwoman is drawn to an island in the Black Sea in an attempt to discover her mysterious connection to a remove convent--a crumbling edifice that has been constructed over a labyrinth of Lovecraftian horrors.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Louise Kim Salter

    Elizabeth

  2. Venera Simmons

    Sarah

  3. Cast 1

    Mariya Kapnist

    Mother Superior

  4. Lubov Snegur

    Mother Superior's Assistant

  5. Cast 1

    Albina Skarga

    Old Blind Woman

  6. Cast 1

    Valeriy Bassel

    Fisherman

  7. Cast 1

    Pavel Sokolov

    Boat Owner

  8. Anna Rose Phipps

    Theresa

  9. Tanya Dobrovolskaya

    Elizabeth as a Child

**Very Lovecraftian horror film** The first time I saw this movie, I knew one thing: I was very intrigued by it, maybe even mesmerized, but I was also confused about the plot, as I found the story construction very hard to follow. I realize now that director Mariano Baino had no interest in making use of a classical narrative structure to tell the story. This film gave me the impression that someone was able to record another person's nightmare and turn it into a movie, with some editing work on the side. The plot presents inconsistencies, and events that are somewhat incoherent or hard to ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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