# Curtains (1983)

> An aging actress returns from institutional betrayal to a snowbound audition mansion where a masked killer turns artistic ambition into a lethal slasher contest.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/46642

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Richard Ciupka
- Cast: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne Griffin, Sandee Currie, Lesleh Donaldson, Deborah Burgess
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085385/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, melancholic, foreboding, late night horror marathon, 1980s slasher night

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