An ambitious attempt at a romantic ghost story for African-American audiences, SPIRIT LOST lacks star chemistry and a sense of how to build suspense.
Determined to pursue his painting muse, John (Leon Robinson) quits his day job and moves his wife Willy (Regina Taylor) to a remote seaside house. Initially, John's artistic inspiration flows and Willy becomes pregnant. But the couple's idyllic domicile is disrupted when John begins to see
apparitions of a 200-year-old spirit named Arabella (Cynda Williams). Neglecting both Willy and his work focus, John is drawn into a sexual relation with this spiteful succubus, who siphons off his life-force and tries to elimina...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins