The Shining
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The Shining
Shelley Duvall Tribute!
After landing a job as an off-season caretaker, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, drags his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and gifted son Danny (Danny Lloyd) to snow-covered Colorado’s secluded Overlook Hotel. But writer’s block prevents Jack from pursuing a new writing career. Everything has its time, however. First, the manager must give Jack a grand tour. Then, Mr. Hallorann, the facility’s ageing chef, chats with Danny about rare psychic gifts. The mysterious employee also warns the boy about the cavernous hotel’s abandoned rooms. Room 237, especially, is off-limits. That’s all very well, but Jack is gradually losing his mind. After all, strange occurrences and blood-chilling visions have trapped the family in a silent gargantuan prison hammered by endless snowstorms. And now, incessant voices inside Jack’s head demand sacrifice. However, is Jack capable of murder?
1980, 146 minutes, UK/USA, Rated R, Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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“A masterpiece”
– Ben Walters, TIME OUT -
“Kubrick gives Shelley Duvall's persona depth and importance.”
– Kathy Huffines, SOJOURNER -
“An unending roller coaster of terror that knows exactly how to get under the skin of anyone who watches it.”
– Cody Dericks, NEXT BEST PICTURE -
“[Duvall] is the heart of the film; she is out of her depth in dealing with her husband's looming insanity while trying to protect her young son, all while being fearful of the malevolence around her."
– SCREEN RANT
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