Anthony Martin, Brooke Harman, Dawn Klingberg, Frank Gallacher, Guy Pearce ...( see more  see more... ) , Helena Bonham Carter , Lindley Joyner , Margot Knight , Peter Curtin

Dr. Sam Frank (Guy Pearce) is haunted by his shattering first love, an unforgettable summertime romance that ended in loss and terror. Years later, he's become an expert in the psychology of repressio...( read more  read more... )n and memory but remains a loner. Then, a stranger on a train (Helena Bonham Carter) changes everything. The enigmatic beauty draws Sam into an otherworldly mystery, an eerie, evocative territory where fear, passion, desire and the unknowable meet.

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R, 96 min.

Directed by: Michael Petroni (II)

Release Date: February 21, 2003

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DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003

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  • June 27, 2008
    A touching romantic ghost story.
  • April 23, 2006
    A little dull but still slightly intriguing. Not too amazing though once you get to the end.
  • August 16, 2009
    One of the most captivating things I have ever seen.
  • December 31, 2008
    i havent yet seen it but i will this weekend im dyeing to!!!
  • December 22, 2008
    although i am tired of this kind of story i am thrilled to see helena bonham carter in a role such as this, the plot was slow but i found myself intriqued and had to finish with my eyes glued to the screen.
  • December 21, 2008
    well done,beautifully filmed.
    excellent performance from helena,and from the younger version of herself in the film.
  • December 8, 2008
    This essentially is a tale of "real love is forever" to quote The Crow

    Not quite sure if it's a case of a second chance or a psychiatrist gone psychotic but I like it :0)

    I must finish this with:
    "We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
    By sea-girls wreathed with ...( read more)seaweed red and brown
    Till human voices wake us, and we drown."
    from T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" which is heavily referenced throughout the film.
  • October 28, 2008
    A young psychologyy professor travels back to his home upon hearing of his father's impending death. Upon arriving he is faced with a lot more than just burying his father, he must deal with his own buried memories. How this happens (or how he deals with it psychologically - yo...( read more)u decide) is really clever and interesting; however the time shifting from his childhood to present (constant) I found annoying. Over-all though a dark film that moves along slowly it held my interest till the end. Guy Pearce's performance was a little dull for me but Helena Bonham Carter was wonderful to watch.

Critic Reviews


April 18, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

There's not quite enough mystery here, and no amount of pretty pastoral settings can make up for that. full review

February 28, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

All the intelligence and sincerity behind the camera and the talent in front of it, Till Human Voices Wake Us stays emotionally mired because of a static screenplay that fails to express its issues dr... full review

February 28, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There must still be a kind of moony young adolescent girl for which this film would be enormously appealing, if television has not already exterminated the domestic example of that species. full review

February 2, 2003
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com

What may have worked on the page, however, seems all too literal and obvious when projected large on the screen. full review

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