Communion

1989
R
1h 49min

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5,5/10

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Whitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le ... Tout lireWhitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le même rêve...Whitley Strieber emmène sa famille et ses amis passer quelques jours de vacances dans une résidence se trouvant à proximité d'une forêt. Une nuit, tout ce petit monde se surprend à faire le même rêve...

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Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

Anecdotes
While serving as executive producer, author Whitley Strieber, whose experiences serve as the basis of the film, expressed concerns about Christopher Walken's abilities in portraying him. When Strieber finally told Walken that he might be portraying him as a little too crazy, Walken replied, "If the shoe fits."

Gaffes
When Whitley leaves his vehicle in the 'final' visit to the cabin, the camera cuts to the entire cabin drenched in light. As he starts approaching it, the source of light can be seen as a spotlight at the top right of the screen.

Citations
Whitley Strieber: [Doppleganger scene] I am you. And you are me. And we are here. I am the dreamer and you are the dream.

Versions alternatives
An alternate version of Communion (1989) is shown on FOX network television (USA). The alternate version has extra or extended scenes (compared to the theatrical/cable/video version) as follows:
When Whitley (Christopher Walken) visits Dr. Freidman (Basil Hoffman), he describes the visitors while watching a salamander frolic in the physician's aquarium.
When Whitley's Russian friend Alex (Andreas Katsulas) finds Whitley in the diner, he tells Whitley that as a child in his native country he heard stories of small beings who lived in the mines, called Kobolds. He tells Whitley he believes these stories are true;
On the "ship," Whitley dances with the Little Blue Doctors after they exchange greetings (immediately before the "magic show");
Upon the roof of their apartment building, the stars in the sky do NOT momentarily appear to resemble the face of a visitor, as they do in the theatrical/cabletv/video version;
The end credits roll over a night time aerial shot of the Strieber family standing on the shore with New York City behind them.

Connexions
Edited into Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1989)

Bandes originales
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ
Written by Irving Berlin
(c) Irving Berlin Music Corporation

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What are we to believe?

Ever read 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'? Remember that scene where Peter and Susan talk to the professor because they're worried about Lucy? Lucy claims that she visited another world by stepping inside a wardrobe. The professor responds by stating quite logically, "either she is lying, she is mad, or she is telling the truth. Lucy is quite a truthful person, and one only needs to look at her to see that she is not mad. Therefore for now we must assume that she is telling the truth."

That statement perfectly describes Whitley Strieber's very strange case. If he is lying, then why has he passed numerous lie detector tests? If he is crazy, then why have numerous doctors failed to diagnose him with schizophrenia, temporal lobe epilepsy, etc. And why have numerous people had strange experiences at his cabin? As Arthur Conan Doyle once said, "Once you rule out the impossible..."

I would highly recommend people watch this very scary film. The scenes at Strieber's cabin and while he is hypnotized were really creepy. They left a lasting impression on me. Christopher Walken gives a compelling performance as Whitley Strieber (Strieber probably isn't this eccentric in real life).

I wish I could say this film was perfect but this was not so. The scenes in between the 'abduction' sequences were less compelling, and the film drags on at least ten minutes past when it should have ended. Still the film is a good introduction to the alien abduction phenomenon and to Strieber's book. It may make you leave the lights on at night.