Once Upon a Time

March. 14,1974      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

We are first presented a cobweb castle, filled with the haunting doubts of the young protagonist. Spirits appear on the screen and are heard on the soundtrack. Gradually a female guide emerges and escorts the young man into an antechamber to another (and possibly higher) world.

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Reviews

Stometer
1974/03/14

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Beystiman
1974/03/15

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Taraparain
1974/03/16

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Zandra
1974/03/17

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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