The Shining
directed by: Stanley Kubrick, year: 1980
actors: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
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Description:
The Shining is a psychological horror film that follows Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the historic Overlook Hotel. Isolated with his wife Wendy and son Danny, Jack's sanity deteriorates under the influence of the supernatural forces that inhabit the hotel, leading to a terrifying and violent breakdown. Danny, who possesses a psychic ability known as 'the shining', struggles to survive the impending danger.
Keywords:
Isolation, Madness, Supernatural, Psychological, Horror, Snowstorm
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