The quartet at the center ofSteven Soderberghs ghost storyPresencehas refined their own particular brand of dysfunction to perfection.

The haunted-house aspect is almost a red herring.

And while the dizzying, dazzling cinematography, self-shot under his usual D.P.

Lucy Liu in ‘Presence.'

Liu in ‘Presence’Peter Andrews/The Spectral Spirit Company/NEON

Which brings us back to that Tolstoy quote.

bonds between parents and children, husband and wife, and the members of a family as a whole.

This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2024Sundance Film Festival.