by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this thriller, sisters Charlotte (Judith Ivey) and Lucy Bonnard (Jennifer Jason Leigh) reside in the Louisiana home left to them by their parents. As Charlotte cares for her troubled younger sister, the two make a living by renting out rooms in the huge, gloomy mansion. However, when Matt Rutledge (Eric Stoltz) comes to stay, he stumbles across a number of the Bonnards' dark secrets that were best left hidden.
characteristics
- Sibling Relationships
- Southern Gothic
- House
- Separation
- Vacation
- Sister
- Secrets
- Parent
- Fantasy
- Haunted-house
- Investigation
- Murder
