From Time to Time

Some eerie moments when ghosts first are heard and then are revealed. A mean teen boy jeopardizes a young child, forcing him into a chimney, then lighting the fireplace below. In the climactic scenes, a fire consumes much of the great house, endangering more than 20 people, including several children. It's an extended sequence with falling rafters, children trapped in burning rooms, and narrow escapes through tunnels and staircases.

Parents need to know that From Time to Time deals with the potential loss of a parent, as well as complex family relationships. Young Tolly Oldknowe's father is missing-in-action somewhere in Europe near the end of World War II and the boy's concern motivates his behavior throughout. Two stories, one set in 1944, the other in 1811 are intercut, interrelated, and take place in the same great house. Key to the stories are the presence of ghosts (somewhat eerily revealed, but ultimately not threatening) and Tolley's ability to see into the past, enter that past, and impact it. It's more suspenseful than scary, except for a lengthy sequence in which a fire threatens the people assembled in the Oldknowe house. A young black child is mistreated by some members of the white household, but championed by others. A dead rabbit, soon to be prepared and eaten, lies on a kitchen table during one scene.

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