Paperhouse

A lonely girl escapes her dreary routine by drawing a fantastical world in her notebook then finds herself trapped inside when a feverish boy from her dreams becomes real. A make-believe world hardens into harsh reality. The drawings turn against their creator.

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Bernard Rose directed Paperhouse in 1988. See Bernard Rose's full filmography, where to start with Bernard Rose, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bernard Rose.

Paperhouse was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.