Clara's Ghost

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Clara's Ghost

2018

1h 33m

Comedy

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Clara, fed up with the constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.

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As idiosyncratic as it is ambitious, Clara's Ghost can be as difficult to pin down as a spectral presence -- yet it also has a way of working itself under the skin.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

Over time... visual slackness proves to be a sinuous strength. It prevents the film from indicating its intentions, which would remove the mystery from the tense relationships it depicts.

Feb 13, 2019

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

A twisted, slippery little whisper of a thing that refuses to let itself be easily defined.

Dec 10, 2018

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Kristy Puchko

Riot Material

Bridey Elliott has made a slippery psychological horror-comedy that begins with family and showbiz, then slides into an empathetic journey into female hysteria.

Dec 7, 2018

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Kudos to Elliott and DP Markus Mentzer for aspiring higher than the usual comedy mode of locking down the camera at a few unexceptional angles, then cutting for coverage on the best improv take...

Jan 6, 2023

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Michael Colbert

Film Inquiry

Clara's Ghost skillfully holds the audience in its grip, and everyone realizes how everything has been more serious all along.

Feb 9, 2019

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Andy Crump

Paste Magazine

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.

Jan 4, 2019

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Mark T

Very funny look into a dysfunctional showbiz family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Audience Member

Paula Niedert Elliott is fascinating in this. She comes across as un-actorly at the same time she is totally immersed in the character. I couldn't take my eyes off her, even though the other characters were so overbearing. Some critics wrote that this was like a family movie that no one else would be interested in. I couldn't disagree more. Bridey Elliott did a wonderful job of creating a unique family vignette that makes you feel a little guilty for watching as though you're a peeping Tom who came across the scene accidentally, but you can't look away. I think it is fresh and evocative and well-done. I think everyone involved in the project accomplished what they attempted to do. I look forward to seeing more from these artists.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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kris i

fascinatingly crazy and tenseful, but wouldn't call it good

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Clara's Ghost is a odd movie to understand, mainly due to the fact that the narrative switches from tense filled dread, to weird placed humor from its actors. Can't fully recommend a movie that doesn't know what it wants to be !

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Love me like you mean it ❤️ 💕 💕 💕 💕

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/15/18

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Synopsis

Clara, fed up with the constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.

Director: Bridey Elliott
Producer: Rachel Nederveld, Sarah Winshall
Screenwriter: Bridey Elliott
Distributor: Orion Classics
Production Co: Irony Point, Smudge Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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