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Plot
Adapted by Whitley Strieber from his book about his alleged contacts with aliens,
Communion dramatizes a story all the more compelling for the author's insistence
that it is true, complemented by Christopher Walken's enigmatic performance as
Strieber. The film begins in October 1985, as Strieber is living in New York
City with his wife Anne (Lindsay Crouse) and son Andrew (Joel Carlson). He is
hunting for new book ideas without making much headway. He spends his days pacing
around his apartment, thinking out loud or videotaping himself as he improvises
bits of dialogue. It is soon decided that a vacation is in order, so, with their
friends Alex (Andreas Katsulas) and Sara (Terri Hanauer), the Striebers head for
their cabin in Upstate New York. In the middle of the night, an illumination
descends on the cabin and surrounding forest, causing Strieber to wake up
abruptly. In the semi-darkness of the cabin, he is able to make out a long face
with narrow, tear-shaped eyes quietly observing him from a corner of the room.
The next morning, he has forgotten -- or been made to forget the whole
experience. He even shrugs off Alex's and Sarah's concern about seeing lights
outside their bedroom window, claiming to have slept through the event. Back in
New York, it becomes evident to Strieber and his family that something unusual
did happen. He begins to have powerful hallucinations, and, after an
inconclusive medical examination, he is encouraged by his wife to seek
professional help from psychiatrist Janet Duffy (Frances Sternhagen). During
hypnotic regression therapy, Strieber's lifelong contact with the "visitors" is
brought to light, as well as the details of his more recent encounters. Still
unable to accept these revelations, he returns to the cabin alone and finally
communicates with the visitors, discovering that, although they are unable to
reveal their true identity, their purpose may be to act as agents of personal
transformation for himself and for others. An interesting and uneven film,
Communion is bolstered considerably by Christopher Walken, whose role in the
film, though appropriate for the subject matter, quickly transforms into a
thesis on his own eccentricities as an actor.
Stars.
=>-Christopher Walken : Whitley Strieber.
=>-Lindsay Crouse : Anne Strieber.
=>-Frances Sternhagen : Dr Janet Duffy.
=>-Andreas Katsulas : Alex.
=>-Terri Hanauer : Sarah.
=>-Joel Carlson : Andrew Strieber.
Director.
=>-Philippe Mora.
Info.
=>-Genre : Horror : Mystery : Biography.
=>-Release Date : 1989.
=>-Language : English.
=>-File Size : 1.28 GiB.
=>-Overall bit rate : 1 689 kbps.
=>-Movie Runtime : 1h 49min.
Video.
=>-Codec : H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.
=>-Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1.
=>-Resolution : 1 280 x 544.
=>-Bit rate : 1 555 kbps.
Audio 1 English.
=>-Codec : mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC.
=>-Channels : 2 channel.
=>-Bit Rate : 128 kbps.
=>-Maximum bit rate : 251 kbps.
Subtitles Softsubbed SubRip MicroDVD.
=>-English.