USA, 2023, 96 mins.
DIRECTOR: William Oldroyd
WITH: Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Sam Nivola, Jefferson White
Adapting an Ottessa Moshfegh novel is a challenge, but William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) is up to the task. With its Hitchcockian masterstrokes, Eileen will keep you on your toes: a psychosexual drama that boils with anger and fascination alike, the source of which is none other than the titular Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie). Her dull days in a prison facility are suddenly brightened up by the presence of Rebecca (the ever-magnetic Anne Hathaway), her soft spoken, educated voice, her elegant attire, the way she carries herself in a world that is obviously not hers, all of this is simply mesmerising.
"Oldroyd's film glimmers and surprises" - Caitlin Quinlan, Sight and Sound.
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