: The film is highly regarded for its visual style, with Roger Ebert praising it as a "thoughtfully written, meticulously directed fantasy". The Paper House (Rockport, Massachusetts)

: The dream world turns nightmarish when Anna scribbles out a drawing of her father, causing him to appear as a terrifying, disfigured figure with a hammer.

Located in Rockport, the Paper House is a unique architectural landmark built by Elis F. Stenman in 1922. Paperhouse (featuring Bernard Rose)

: While suffering from a severe fever, 11-year-old Anna Madden begins to inhabit a surreal dream world based on sketches she makes in her notebook. Key Features :

The movie is a psychological drama and dark fantasy based on the children's novel Marianne Dreams by Katherine Storr.

: Objects Anna draws in the real world—such as a house, food, and people—appear in her dreams exactly as she sketched them.

: The film features a notable score composed by Hans Zimmer and Stanley Myers.

: Anna meets Marc, a boy who cannot walk, in her dream world and later discovers he is a real patient of her doctor.