A Ghost Story

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A Ghost Story is a 2017 independent supernatural drama film directed by David Lowery, known for its meditative exploration of grief, time, and legacy, and featuring Casey Affleck as a lingering spirit.

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A Ghost Story canonical 11
M in A Ghost Story 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film
independent film
supernatural drama film
aspectRatio 1.33:1
associatedWithStudio Sailor Bear
Zero Trans Fat Productions
cinematographyBy Andrew Droz Palermo
costumeDesignElement ghost depicted as figure under a white sheet with eye holes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews
director David Lowery
distributor A24
editedBy David Lowery
featuresCharacter C
M
filmingLocation Texas
genre drama film
fantasy film
supernatural film
hasTheme afterlife
grief
haunting
legacy
loss
time
language English
leadActorRole Casey Affleck portrays the deceased husband who becomes a ghost
leadActressRole Rooney Mara
surface form: Rooney Mara portrays the grieving wife
musicBy Daniel Hart
notableFor long static takes
minimalist storytelling
use of 1.33:1 aspect ratio
plotSummary After a man dies in a car accident, his spirit returns as a ghost to his suburban home to watch over his grieving wife and observe the passage of time.
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer Adam Donaghey
James M. Johnston NERFINISHED
Toby Halbrooks
productionCompany A24
releaseDate 2017-01-22
releaseYear 2017
reviewAggregatorRating generally favorable score on Metacritic
high approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes
runtimeMinutes 92
screenedInSection Next section at Sundance Film Festival
setting suburban Texas house
starring Casey Affleck
Rooney Mara
theatricalReleaseDate 2017-07-07
writer David Lowery

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Subject: A Ghost Story
Description of subject: A Ghost Story is a 2017 independent supernatural drama film directed by David Lowery, known for its meditative exploration of grief, time, and legacy, and featuring Casey Affleck as a lingering spirit.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Casey notableWork A Ghost Story
subject surface form: Casey Affleck
Rooney Mara notableWork A Ghost Story
Youree Henley notableWork A Ghost Story
IAC Films notableWork A Ghost Story
David Lowery notableWork A Ghost Story
David Lowery directorOf A Ghost Story
David Lowery screenwriterOf A Ghost Story
David Lowery edited A Ghost Story
Patricia Rooney Mara notableWork A Ghost Story
Patricia Rooney Mara role A Ghost Story
this entity surface form: M in A Ghost Story
Rooney notableWork A Ghost Story
subject surface form: Rooney Mara
William Oldham notableFilmAppearance A Ghost Story