The Woman in the House (1942)
• May 9th, 1942 • 0h 11min
Drama
Overview
This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Woman at Sea
Released on: 2023-01-11
Drama
Lili has left everything behind to travel to the edge of the earth and accomplish her dream, fishing...
Love & Mercy
Released on: 2015-05-29
Drama, Music, History
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to l...
It Comes at Night
Released on: 2017-06-09
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a t...
Della
Released on: 1964-08-08
Drama, TV Movie
Della Chappell is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants to develop...
Tideland
Released on: 2005-09-09
Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit countr...
The I Inside
Released on: 2004-03-21
Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Drama
When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the las...
RED
Released on: 2025-03-07
Science Fiction, Drama
An electricity blackout sent the world into panic. Cities and infrastructures were torn down, vegeta...
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Released on: 1962-10-31
Thriller, Drama, Horror
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
The Seed
Released on: 1974-02-28
Drama
On a small green island out in the sea, they live in harmony - until a stranger comes. Like a hurric...
Little Voice
Released on: 1998-11-05
Comedy, Drama, Music
After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and har...
Irreversible
Released on: 2002-05-22
Drama, Thriller, Crime
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim ...
Aquaphobe
Released on: 2020-10-19
Comedy, Drama
A young woman who used to be a cat must overcome her fear of water in order to save her relationship...
Stairway to Light
Released on: 1945-11-03
Drama, History
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philip...
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
Released on: 2022-07-30
Drama, Horror, Mystery
After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.
Vanilla Sky
Released on: 2001-12-14
Science Fiction, Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall...
The Broken
Released on: 2008-11-15
Thriller, Drama, Horror
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of hers...
Cape Fear
Released on: 1991-11-13
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting,...
A Life in Our Times
Released on: 2019-02-15
Romance, Drama, Music
James and Linda struggle to take care of her nephew, and his grandma, but when they receive more bad...
House Party
Released on: 2023-04-20
Drama
A naive teenager is out of his element at a drug-fuelled get-together. To break out of his shell, he...