![]() With “Eileen,” Oldroyd finds a way to blend Alfred Hitchcock’s signature style with hints of Todd Haynes’ “ Carol” in this sleek and sultry film about two women whose lives end up more intertwined than they could have imagined. ![]() “Eileen,” just like his debut, delivers a few unexpected thrills and twists. Ever since 2016, fans have been anxiously awaiting his second film. William Oldroyd’s standout directorial debut, “ Lady Macbeth,” a Victorian-set drama starring the wonderful Florence Pugh, put him on the map for crafting a thrilling drama with a complex female character at the helm. THE TEAM – William Oldroyd (Director), Luke Goebel & Ottessa Moshfegh (Writers) THE CAST – Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland & Owen Teague Just when the possibility of a salvational friendship (or maybe more) takes hold and forms a singular glimmer in Eileen’s darkness, her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime that alters all. ![]() When an intoxicating woman (Anne Hathaway) joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken. ![]() In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside colleagues who have ostracized her. THE STORY – Based on the book of the same name by literary powerhouse Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery. ![]()
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