| 1 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/house_of_cards.jpg]] |
| 2 | ''House of Cards'' is an American drama film directed by Michael Lessac and written by Lessac and Robert Jay Litz. |
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| 4 | After archaeologist Alex Matthews is killed by accident at a dig in South America, his wife Ruth (Creator/KathleenTurner) and children Michael (Shiloh Strong) and Sally (Asha Menina) return to their former home in an American suburb. As soon as they arrive, Sally goes mute and starts displaying unusual behavior, such as climbing on the roof, shrieking repetitively when things are changed, and creating elaborate card houses. Dr. Jake Beerlander (Creator/TommyLeeJones) diagnoses her with autism and wants to start behavioral therapy, but Ruth wants to try to get inside Sally's world and communicate with her on her level. |
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| 6 | Not to be confused with the [[Series/HouseOfCardsUK acclaimed British drama series]] or its [[Series/HouseOfCardsUS American counterpart]]. |
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| 8 | !!''House of Cards'' contains examples of: |
| 9 | * AstralProjection: [[spoiler:Ruth leaves her body and climbs the tower after Sally, but the cards ripple under her.]] |
| 10 | * DyingCandle: In flashbacks, Alex drops his lantern as he falls. The lantern lands near his body and goes out a few seconds later. |
| 11 | * FamilyEyeResemblance: It's noted that Sally has her father's eyes. |
| 12 | * HeavenAbove: The dead live in the cradle of the moon. |
| 13 | * HoldingHands: Sally takes Ruth's hand as she [[spoiler:comes out of her autism]]. |
| 14 | * {{Mayincatec}}: The language that Sally and Selord speak to each other is referred to as both Mayan and Nahuatl, two completely unrelated languages spoken by different civilizations. |
| 15 | * NeurodiversityIsSupernatural: Sally's retreat into autism allows her to communicate with her dead father. |
| 16 | * NotNowKiddo: Ruth dismisses Michael when he tries to tell her that Sally regularly climbs onto the roof. |
| 17 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Michael's friend Bart hates being called Bartholomew. |
| 18 | * ReverseArmFold: Sally folds her hands behind her back as she [[spoiler:climbs the giant tower Ruth built]]. |
| 19 | * TantrumThrowing: In therapy, Sally becomes frustrated and flings the small plastic cups she was lining up against the mirror. |
| 20 | * {{Telepathy}}: Sally and Ruth converse mind-to-mind, with Ruth [[spoiler:giving Sally her memory of Alex's death, allowing her to let him go]]. |
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