Since the beginning of cinema, directors have been drawn to the dark fairy tale of ‘Bluebeard’. There she discovers that her husband has a terrible secret that entirely changes her perception of their relationship. The first time Henry leaves her alone in the house Elizabeth cannot resist entering the forbidden room. Of course, just as in the tale of ‘Bluebeard’ (popularized in the late 1600s by Charles Perrault) the young bride’s curiosity gets the better of her. Her husband declares that all young Elizabeth sees in the house is hers to amuse herself with, but there is one room that he insists is for him alone and into which she must promise never to enter. Henry, (Ciarán Hinds) an eminent, retired scientist, marries Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) a naive young woman, and takes her back to his isolated, state-of-the-art home in the mountains.
Starring: Abbey Lee, Ciarán Hinds, Carla Gugino, Matthew Beard, Dylan Baker Just don't be surprised if you feel the need to scrub yourself clean afterwards.Available on VoD today, Ren Zelen gathers her thoughts on Elizabeth Harvest (some spoilers). While there's an unfortunate irony in the area it tries to explore being its own clumsy undoing, that doesn't mean it should be totally written off. Elizabeth Harvest is an effective enough sci-fi thriller which puts the science on the backseat in favour of shock twists. I'm not about to co-opt feminism, and Lee may have been perfectly fine with all of the creative choices, but it jars that Hollywood still insists on telling stories about the ownership of women's bodies while literally putting those bodies on display to draw in gawping eyes.Īnyway, I think I've made the points I wanted to make and shall now stop clutching these pearls. Of course this is nothing new, and we've seen it celebrated countless times in recent years with Under The Skin, Ex Machina, Suspiria, The Neon Demon (which also featured Abbey Lee). So here we are: an actress' nude performance excused by a plot. Although that doesn't make me feel any less grim for watching, and a lot of where Gutierrez goes with Henry is more than slightly troubling. Again, no spoilers but there are all perfectly valid reasons for this in the context of the story. Gutierrez has composed some memorable imagery, combining out of body nightmares with disorientating flashbacks, and even some sordid creepy voyeurism - but that should be expected given Elizabeth's desire to please Henry is key.
It's a good looking film too, if you'll forgive the phrase. The surprises may not be the most revolutionary, but at least writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez isn't scared to switch things up, keeping you on your toes and proceedings ticking over nicely.
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Scientist's door - as obvious as you might expect if you have seen Elizabeth's vacant mannerisms in the trailer (and you're probably right tbh) - opens out into a very efficient setup for reveals and twists, making full use of the cast and then some. I will say that the secret behind Henry T. And then pretty much everything that happens after is spoiler territory, so we won't go there. The new Next Home advert gets dark real quick And if you can't guess what happens next, then I'm not even sure how you've managed to read this far. Eventually Elizabeth grows restless and decides to explore her luxurious trappings. Henry is so charming he plays piano at home in a suit, which initially placates Elizabeth as she adjusts to her life of swimming and being waited on by Henry's two live-in helpers, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard). The sexy wife in question is the titular Elizabeth (Abbey Lee), who finds herself a proverbial bird in the gilded cage after bagging a rich complicated genius scientist husband, Henry (Hinds). If anyone knows their audience it's Netflix though right? It's got more red flags than Communist Russia, and should be a cause for concern the target demographic appears to be violent masturbators. And this is how they're trying to get people to watch the thing. The listing image has the same sexy young wife being held by a hand gripped firmly around her neck. The Netflix autoplay teaser for Elizabeth Harvest is a sinister clip of Ciarán Hinds telling his sexy young wife he loves her, but she must never open the door to his mysterious special room in the house they share.
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