Locked In is a mystery thriller film directed by Alex Baranowski, from a screenplay by Rowan Joffé. The Netflix film revolves around Lina, an unhappy newlywed woman who has a hostile relationship with her mother-in-law Katherine. An affair starts a chain reaction that ends up in betrayal and murder. Locked In stars Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Anna Friel, Finn Cole, and Alex Hassell. So, if you loved the Netflix film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Gone Girl (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn, unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s...
Gone Girl (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn, unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Park Chan-wook was last in Cannes in 2016 with The Handmaiden, a sumptuous and erotically charged film based on the popular Sarah Waters novel Fingersmith. This year he’s back on the Croisette with Decision to Leave, which again deals with crime, subterfuge and passion. If you thought The Handmaiden was convoluted, wait until you see this film.
Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a detective in Busan. He is honest to a fault, happily married and highly respected: these are the holy trinity of attributes that need to be crushed during the course of this contemporary noir. Handily for the plot to be able to thicken, Hae-joon’s wife (Lee Jung-hyun) lives up in Ipo, the couple constantly analysing the statistics for long-distance relationships and working out ways to keep their marriage going. Hae-joon refuses to leave Busan for he craves the cases the big city offers.
When a man is found...
Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a detective in Busan. He is honest to a fault, happily married and highly respected: these are the holy trinity of attributes that need to be crushed during the course of this contemporary noir. Handily for the plot to be able to thicken, Hae-joon’s wife (Lee Jung-hyun) lives up in Ipo, the couple constantly analysing the statistics for long-distance relationships and working out ways to keep their marriage going. Hae-joon refuses to leave Busan for he craves the cases the big city offers.
When a man is found...
- 5/24/2022
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Park’s tale of a married detective torn between infidelity and moral duty keeps the viewer off-balance at every turn
Korean director Park Chan-wook was once the master of gonzo revenge violence but with the adaptation of the Sarah Waters novel The Handmaiden in 2016 he pivoted with flair to the elegantly designed suspense thriller. And it is in this spirit that he’s back in Cannes with this sensational black-widow noir romance, featuring a glorious leading turn from the Chinese star Tang Wei, who has bettered her iconic performance in Ang Lee’s 2007 spy drama Lust, Caution. She is effortlessly charismatic and (that overworked word) mesmeric; sexual but reserved, strong, capable, intimidatingly smart but bearing a poignant and unacknowledged emotional wound. And the intelligence and live-wire energy she brings to her relationship with the film’s leading man, Park Hae-il, is a marvel.
The tension and the intrigue, the grandstanding emotional confrontations,...
Korean director Park Chan-wook was once the master of gonzo revenge violence but with the adaptation of the Sarah Waters novel The Handmaiden in 2016 he pivoted with flair to the elegantly designed suspense thriller. And it is in this spirit that he’s back in Cannes with this sensational black-widow noir romance, featuring a glorious leading turn from the Chinese star Tang Wei, who has bettered her iconic performance in Ang Lee’s 2007 spy drama Lust, Caution. She is effortlessly charismatic and (that overworked word) mesmeric; sexual but reserved, strong, capable, intimidatingly smart but bearing a poignant and unacknowledged emotional wound. And the intelligence and live-wire energy she brings to her relationship with the film’s leading man, Park Hae-il, is a marvel.
The tension and the intrigue, the grandstanding emotional confrontations,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Park Chan-wook’s return to S. Korea from Hollywood, where he directed “Stoker”, also signaled his return to masterpieces, with “The Handmaiden” reaching the standards of his best films, like “Oldboy”. His passage from Hollywood did not have the same success his previous works had; however, Park seems to have implemented the aesthetics usually associated with American films in “The Handmaiden.” In the process, he has created a completely new amalgam, which seems to have taken the best from his unique style and Hollywood aesthetics, particularly regarding maximalism in terms of image and dialogue. The outcome is magnificent, a truly impressive film in all aspects. The awards it has already received from festivals and competitions all around the world is a testament to the fact.
Please take caution, before reading, because the list contains many spoilers.
The script is based on the novel “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters...
Please take caution, before reading, because the list contains many spoilers.
The script is based on the novel “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters...
- 4/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Photo: 'The Handmaiden'/Cj Entertainment Warning: this article contains spoilers for ‘The Handmaiden’. ‘The Handmaiden’ (2016) is a film that seems to defy categorization. Part long con, part high society, part erotica, part psychological thriller, Park Chan-wook’s critically acclaimed film is a masterwork of storytelling. With decadent costumes and sets, phenomenal acting, and a plot as twisting as the mazelike estate where it takes place, there is much to admire in the filmmaking of director and co-scriptwriter Park. Adapted from Welsh novelist Sarah Waters’s Victorian crime-romance Fingersmith, ‘The Handmaiden’ reimagines the story in Korea under Japanese colonial rule. Told in three parts, each section of the film portrays a vital shift in perspective, changing how the audience understands the characters, their motivations, and the story as a whole. We’ll examine how the shifts in perspective enrich our understanding of the characters while masterfully directing, and misdirecting, the audience.
- 2/25/2021
- by Claire L. Wong
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Hong Sang-soo’s nuanced, low-key film could be a criticism of Korean sexual politics, or just a series of different meetings
The cinema of Korean director Hong Sang-soo is seductively low-key and lo-fi, and his latest is a movie-novella in three encounters. It’s so downbeat, so matter-of-fact, that the registers and nuances are almost beneath the radar of what generally constitutes filmic effect. This really is just people talking, and though they sometimes raise their voices, get angry, embarrassed, or upset, a keynote of polite calm soon reasserts itself. Hong’s camera sedately records each exchange from an undramatic distance, sometimes zooming in for something closer midway through the conversation, but not for any pointed reason. Watching this film means recalibrating your expectations so you can gauge the subtleties and absorb the sotto voce implications about relationships and sexual politics. Pretty much all the way through, nothing very sensational seems to be happening.
The cinema of Korean director Hong Sang-soo is seductively low-key and lo-fi, and his latest is a movie-novella in three encounters. It’s so downbeat, so matter-of-fact, that the registers and nuances are almost beneath the radar of what generally constitutes filmic effect. This really is just people talking, and though they sometimes raise their voices, get angry, embarrassed, or upset, a keynote of polite calm soon reasserts itself. Hong’s camera sedately records each exchange from an undramatic distance, sometimes zooming in for something closer midway through the conversation, but not for any pointed reason. Watching this film means recalibrating your expectations so you can gauge the subtleties and absorb the sotto voce implications about relationships and sexual politics. Pretty much all the way through, nothing very sensational seems to be happening.
- 12/16/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
As we get ready to close out the month of November, that means we have one last batch of horror and sci-fi home media releases on the docket before we get into December. Scream Factory is keeping busy with not only their killer box set of The Critters Collection, but they’re also showing Munchie and Munchies some love this week as well. Blue Underground is doing the dark lord’s work with their brand new Blu-ray for Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (even giving fans three cover art versions to choose from), and as far as recent films go, both Searching and The Little Stranger come home on Tuesday, too.
Other notable releases for November 27th include Screams of the Night, Cold Ground, Brutality, Last American Horror Show, and At First Light.
The Critters Collection
They’re back and ready to devour your Blu-ray player! The terrifying and tiny menaces...
Other notable releases for November 27th include Screams of the Night, Cold Ground, Brutality, Last American Horror Show, and At First Light.
The Critters Collection
They’re back and ready to devour your Blu-ray player! The terrifying and tiny menaces...
- 11/27/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The BBC-produced “The Woman in White,” premiering on PBS’ “Masterpiece,” turns the oft-adapted Wilkie Collins novel into a five-hour miniseries and creates the most feminist version to date. Set in Victorian England, the gothic tale examines the twisted circumstances surrounding the arranged marriage between young heiress Laura Fairlie (Olivia Vinall) and the much older Sir Percival Glyde (Dougray Scott). She and her half-sister Marian Halcombe (Jessie Buckley) become embroiled in a grand conspiracy that also involves a mentally ill woman dressed in white. Despite its period setting, the dangerous consequences of gender inequality make this story disturbingly relevant.
The update comes from writer Fiona Seres, who reteams with “Masterpiece” after adapting “The Lady Vanishes” in 2013 from the Ethel Lina White novel that also produced Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1938 film. Like that project, “The Woman in White” explores the frustrations of a society that doesn’t listen to women or believe in their peril.
The update comes from writer Fiona Seres, who reteams with “Masterpiece” after adapting “The Lady Vanishes” in 2013 from the Ethel Lina White novel that also produced Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1938 film. Like that project, “The Woman in White” explores the frustrations of a society that doesn’t listen to women or believe in their peril.
- 10/21/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Charlotte Rampling, Will Poulter, Liv Hill | Written by Lucinda Coxon | Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Director Lenny Abrahamson follows up the Oscar-nominated Room with this period haunted house drama, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. As such, it’s a faithful adaptation that has interesting things to say about class, desire and loneliness, though it has little to offer genre fans in terms of scares.
Set in the summer of 1948, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson as Faraday, a Warwickshire physician who’s called to Hundreds Hall, where his mother worked as a servant, before he was born. The Ayres family – including capable Caroline (Ruth Wilson), war-injured brother Roderick (Will Poulter) and their haughty mother, Angela (Charlotte Rampling) – have fallen on hard times and their one remaining maid, Betty (rising star Liv Hill) has been taken ill, seemingly terrified of the house itself. Obsessed with...
Director Lenny Abrahamson follows up the Oscar-nominated Room with this period haunted house drama, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. As such, it’s a faithful adaptation that has interesting things to say about class, desire and loneliness, though it has little to offer genre fans in terms of scares.
Set in the summer of 1948, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson as Faraday, a Warwickshire physician who’s called to Hundreds Hall, where his mother worked as a servant, before he was born. The Ayres family – including capable Caroline (Ruth Wilson), war-injured brother Roderick (Will Poulter) and their haughty mother, Angela (Charlotte Rampling) – have fallen on hard times and their one remaining maid, Betty (rising star Liv Hill) has been taken ill, seemingly terrified of the house itself. Obsessed with...
- 9/21/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Directed by Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson and based on the best-selling novel by Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling, and comes to UK cinemas on 21st September. To celebrate the release, we’re giving away 5 copies of the best-selling novel on which the film is based.
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother, son and daughter – are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly,...
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother, son and daughter – are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As The Little Stranger opens in cinemas, the novelist shares the betrayal felt by some lesbian readers over her supernatural whodunnit – and why it is a perfect metaphor for Brexit Britain
“There’s something in this house that hates us,” Caroline Ayres (Ruth Wilson) whispers towards the end of the new film adaptation of Sarah Waters’s 2009 novel The Little Stranger. Waters describes the novel as “a sort of supernatural country house whodunit”, and of all her books, it “is the one right from the heart of me … It’s the book that my 10-year-old self was destined to write. I was really into the gothic as a kid, and loved watching horror films.” So the idea that it has now become a horror film is “incredibly pleasing”.
Set in Warwickshire in the aftermath of the second world war, The Little Stranger shows a world caught between the death of...
“There’s something in this house that hates us,” Caroline Ayres (Ruth Wilson) whispers towards the end of the new film adaptation of Sarah Waters’s 2009 novel The Little Stranger. Waters describes the novel as “a sort of supernatural country house whodunit”, and of all her books, it “is the one right from the heart of me … It’s the book that my 10-year-old self was destined to write. I was really into the gothic as a kid, and loved watching horror films.” So the idea that it has now become a horror film is “incredibly pleasing”.
Set in Warwickshire in the aftermath of the second world war, The Little Stranger shows a world caught between the death of...
- 9/15/2018
- by Lisa Allardice
- The Guardian - Film News
“Crazy Rich Asians” is doing crazy well.
The Constance Wu-starrer is likely to threepeat as the box office topper over the Labor Day weekend, with $30 million for the four-day period. It’s projected to bring in $23 million Friday through Sunday.
The Warner Bros. rom-com will join “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” “Black Panther,” and “Avengers: Infinity War” as the fourth film of 2018 to top the box office three weekends in a row. It’s earned $101 million worldwide in its first 17 days.
Jason Statham’s “The Meg” is still swimming laps around the competition with a projected $12 million for the holiday weekend. The shark thriller from Warner Bros. has so far earned $112 million domestically and an additional $306 million from overseas markets.
Landing in the third place slot should be “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” adding another $8 million to its tally. Tom Cruise’s latest has amassed $198 million from North America, plus $355 million internationally.
The Constance Wu-starrer is likely to threepeat as the box office topper over the Labor Day weekend, with $30 million for the four-day period. It’s projected to bring in $23 million Friday through Sunday.
The Warner Bros. rom-com will join “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” “Black Panther,” and “Avengers: Infinity War” as the fourth film of 2018 to top the box office three weekends in a row. It’s earned $101 million worldwide in its first 17 days.
Jason Statham’s “The Meg” is still swimming laps around the competition with a projected $12 million for the holiday weekend. The shark thriller from Warner Bros. has so far earned $112 million domestically and an additional $306 million from overseas markets.
Landing in the third place slot should be “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” adding another $8 million to its tally. Tom Cruise’s latest has amassed $198 million from North America, plus $355 million internationally.
- 9/1/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
The way Focus Features kept cancelling scheduled screenings of The Little Stranger made me think it had a stiff on its hands. Hardly. Though this meditation on the past — disguised as a haunted-house thriller — has its faults, the film is better than most of the junk cluttering the multiplex these days (looking at you, The Happytime Murders). Director Lenny Abrahamson earned much-deserved raves for 2015’s Room, which won a Best Actress Oscar for Brie Larson. So why sweep his latest, starring the talented likes of Ruth Wilson, Domhnall Gleason and Charlotte Rampling,...
- 8/31/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
The Ayres family invited Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) into their home to care for one sick patient, but the health of everyone may be at risk from something supernatural in The Little Stranger, the new movie from Room director Lenny Abrahamson. With the film out now in theaters from Focus Features, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and based on Sarah Waters' novel of the same name, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Josh Dylan, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling.
Synopsis: "The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and based on Sarah Waters' novel of the same name, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Josh Dylan, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling.
Synopsis: "The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries.
- 8/31/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Awards and fall releases are on the mind for industry insiders heading to the Telluride Film Festival this Labor Day weekend, while the final vestiges of specialty summer roll outs head to theaters. Focus Features is taking psychological-thriller The Little Stranger to 500 theaters Friday. The title by Oscar nominee Lenny Abrahamson and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Ruth Wilson headlines the weekend’s specialty narratives. The weekend also offers multiple documentaries that could not be more different from one another.
Filmmaker Jack Bryan speaks to a who’s-who in the political world including the late John McCain in a film that seeks to connect the dots between the Donald Trump campaign and collusion with Vladimir Putin’s Russia in Active Measures. The feature, bowing via Super Ltd, opens day and date. Laura Nix’s Inventing Tomorrow from Fishbowl Films and Eamonn Films spotlights teens competing in the Intel International...
Filmmaker Jack Bryan speaks to a who’s-who in the political world including the late John McCain in a film that seeks to connect the dots between the Donald Trump campaign and collusion with Vladimir Putin’s Russia in Active Measures. The feature, bowing via Super Ltd, opens day and date. Laura Nix’s Inventing Tomorrow from Fishbowl Films and Eamonn Films spotlights teens competing in the Intel International...
- 8/31/2018
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
Domhnall Gleeson stars as “Dr. Faraday” in director Lenny Abrahamson’s The Little
Stranger, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Nicola Dove / Focus Features ©
The title of the historical drama The Little Stranger is the same as an old-fashioned way to reference a baby, as in “awaiting the arrival of a little stranger.” But there are no babies or ones on the way in this dark moody film, although there are some spooky goings-on about children in the dim, misty past, particularly the childhood remembrances of a visitor now returned as a doctor to care for the members of the aristocratic Ayers family in their dark crumbling mansion.
Abrahamson’s previous film was Room, an acclaimed drama that was a scary, taut thriller and a deep psychological drive into the experience of a woman and child held captive for years by an abuser. That drama was so riveting, it is...
Stranger, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Nicola Dove / Focus Features ©
The title of the historical drama The Little Stranger is the same as an old-fashioned way to reference a baby, as in “awaiting the arrival of a little stranger.” But there are no babies or ones on the way in this dark moody film, although there are some spooky goings-on about children in the dim, misty past, particularly the childhood remembrances of a visitor now returned as a doctor to care for the members of the aristocratic Ayers family in their dark crumbling mansion.
Abrahamson’s previous film was Room, an acclaimed drama that was a scary, taut thriller and a deep psychological drive into the experience of a woman and child held captive for years by an abuser. That drama was so riveting, it is...
- 8/31/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® has announced the contenders for the Official Competition and the long list of films in the other “Strands”.
The Best Film Award recognises inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking and this year’s line-up showcases the enormous depth and diversity of talent working in the global film industry today, with 50% of the films from a female director or co-director.
The Festival has also welcomed as Jury President Academy Award-nominated director of Room (Lff Official Competition 2015), Lenny Abrahamson, whose long-awaited film adaptation of Sarah Waters’ horror novel The Little Stranger will be released this September. For the first time, the winner of the Best Film will receive their award in front of a public audience at a special screening on Saturday 20 October at Vue Leicester Square.
And here is the full list of Asian entries in this rich edition of BFI...
The Best Film Award recognises inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking and this year’s line-up showcases the enormous depth and diversity of talent working in the global film industry today, with 50% of the films from a female director or co-director.
The Festival has also welcomed as Jury President Academy Award-nominated director of Room (Lff Official Competition 2015), Lenny Abrahamson, whose long-awaited film adaptation of Sarah Waters’ horror novel The Little Stranger will be released this September. For the first time, the winner of the Best Film will receive their award in front of a public audience at a special screening on Saturday 20 October at Vue Leicester Square.
And here is the full list of Asian entries in this rich edition of BFI...
- 8/31/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
by Chris Feil
Adapted from the Sarah Waters novel, The Little Stranger is a ghost story in a lower register, more a delicate gothic character study than a stone cold chiller. Think of it like a Shirley Jackson tale turned inward, where the separation of class and circumstance draw the demons from within and without. It’s not a horror film to satisfy the jump hungry or the thrill seekers, but one that slowly grips you from behind and one you will unexpectedly recall vividly.
The staples of such subtle genre pieces are all present: a once lively mansion lost to decay, the somewhat reclusive family that remains, the weight of a dead child covering it all in a fine layer of dust. A local doctor Faraday pays a visit to Hundreds Hall to tend to the maid of the Ayres family. Though its residents have worn along with the estate,...
Adapted from the Sarah Waters novel, The Little Stranger is a ghost story in a lower register, more a delicate gothic character study than a stone cold chiller. Think of it like a Shirley Jackson tale turned inward, where the separation of class and circumstance draw the demons from within and without. It’s not a horror film to satisfy the jump hungry or the thrill seekers, but one that slowly grips you from behind and one you will unexpectedly recall vividly.
The staples of such subtle genre pieces are all present: a once lively mansion lost to decay, the somewhat reclusive family that remains, the weight of a dead child covering it all in a fine layer of dust. A local doctor Faraday pays a visit to Hundreds Hall to tend to the maid of the Ayres family. Though its residents have worn along with the estate,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Like Lenny Abrahamson‘s previous two movies, “Room” and “Frank,” “The Little Stranger” is a study in restraint. A bare bones description of the film – a doctor discovers strange occurrences at an English estate in the 1940s – makes it sound like high-brow horror, but the filmmaker has far more on his mind than simple scares. Adapted from Sarah Waters‘ novel, “The Little Stranger” instead explores tension created not only by the supernatural, but also by the changing balance of power in postwar Britain.
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- 8/30/2018
- by Kimber Myers
- The Playlist
One should suspect something’s off the second Domhnall Gleeson’s mustache appears. It’s the kind of too-long-and-groomed-not-to-be-suspicious facial hair that became the staple of silent movie villains who casually twirled it as they waited for trains to put damsels in serious distress. The issue with Lenny Abrahamson’s The Little Stranger is that we’re not supposed to “get it.” Rather, we’re supposed to disregard everything we know about movie codes and let the moody, forced Gothic-ness of the film lure us into its mystery. And anyone who’s seen a film of its type before is likely to unlock the central puzzle in no time, making the rest of the movie a truly laborious experience.
Gleeson plays the quiet Dr. Faraday, a small-town physician called to see a patient at Hundreds Hall, the once opulent manor owned by the Ayres family, where his mother worked as a maid decades before.
Gleeson plays the quiet Dr. Faraday, a small-town physician called to see a patient at Hundreds Hall, the once opulent manor owned by the Ayres family, where his mother worked as a maid decades before.
- 8/30/2018
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
“Moldy” is not generally an adjective most filmmakers would like to hear directed at their work, yet it applies, rather eerily and gorgeously, to “The Little Stranger.” Lenny Abrahamson and screenwriter Lucinda Coxon’s refined, deliberate adaptation of Sarah Waters’ neo-Gothic novel has the sense, in style and mood, of having been discovered in a neglected cupboard of a stately home not unlike the one in which it takes place, covered in mossy growth that has left an inerasable sage-green patina on the print. Its characters, too, are dusted down from an era distant from our own, yet it’s clear they creaked with dejection and disuse even in their supposed prime. “The Little Stranger” may be elegantly fashioned as a haunted-house thriller, but the relationships at its core are spooked by sadness well before things start to go bump in the night.
That may prove a commercial stumbling block to what is otherwise,...
That may prove a commercial stumbling block to what is otherwise,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Death and decline haunt postwar Britain as Sarah Waters’ novel is brought to deliciously sinister life by Lenny Abrahamson
The haunts of childhood are revisited in this oppressively macabre ghost story, set in the miserable austerity of late-40s Britain and in some ways a metaphor for the nation’s complex sense of sacrificial loss. Screenwriter Lucinda Coxon has adapted the 2009 novel by Sarah Waters and Lenny Abrahamson directs, bringing to it the sense of enclosing dread and claustrophobic dysfunction familiar from his previous picture, the abduction-abuse nightmare Room. The Little Stranger is fluently made and really well acted, particularly by Ruth Wilson, though maybe a bit too constrained by period-movie prestige to be properly scary.
Domhnall Gleeson plays Faraday, a young Warwickshire country doctor: first name unmentioned, second name perhaps an allusion to the famous scientist, given his belief in electric-current massage for pain-relief and his non-belief in ghosts.
The haunts of childhood are revisited in this oppressively macabre ghost story, set in the miserable austerity of late-40s Britain and in some ways a metaphor for the nation’s complex sense of sacrificial loss. Screenwriter Lucinda Coxon has adapted the 2009 novel by Sarah Waters and Lenny Abrahamson directs, bringing to it the sense of enclosing dread and claustrophobic dysfunction familiar from his previous picture, the abduction-abuse nightmare Room. The Little Stranger is fluently made and really well acted, particularly by Ruth Wilson, though maybe a bit too constrained by period-movie prestige to be properly scary.
Domhnall Gleeson plays Faraday, a young Warwickshire country doctor: first name unmentioned, second name perhaps an allusion to the famous scientist, given his belief in electric-current massage for pain-relief and his non-belief in ghosts.
- 8/30/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
There’s a single terrifying moment in “The Little Stranger,” an otherwise confused, self-serious drama, that shows real potential: Mrs. Ayres (Charlotte Rampling), the matriarch of a wealthy family, is haunted by a supernatural presence that locks her in a room. A violent force rattles the door as the walls shake with jarring vibrations from every direction. She’s surrounded by an invisible, unknown threat, yet Rampling’s frantic response grounds the circumstances in credible dread. The visceral quality of claustrophobia is rarely so well executed in cinematic terms, but for much of “The Little Stranger,” it’s the material itself that feels boxed in.
The movie flails more than it fails, grasping for possibilities beyond its potential. Director Lenny Abrahamson follows up his acclaimed “Room” with another expressive look at people trapped by phenomena beyond their control, but this time much of the story has been squandered by misguided goals.
The movie flails more than it fails, grasping for possibilities beyond its potential. Director Lenny Abrahamson follows up his acclaimed “Room” with another expressive look at people trapped by phenomena beyond their control, but this time much of the story has been squandered by misguided goals.
- 8/30/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
In his latest film, director Lenny Abrahamson presents a beautifully executed, dark and utterly gripping period piece which is only slightly let down a major casting oversight. Adapted by Abrahamson and screenwriter Lucinda Coxon from Sarah Waters’s best-selling gothic novel of the same name, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson as a lowly country doctor struggling to find his standing in a post-war Britain, amidst a society obsessed with class and social standing.
In the summer of 1948, Doctor Faraday(Gleeson) finds himself back in his childhood village to bury his recently deceased elderly mother. After deciding to stay on and start a new life in the country, Faraday is offered a job as a junior doctor at the local surgery, a position which seems to perfectly suit his current situation. When he is called upon by the Ayres family to tend to a patient at Hundreds Hall, the grand...
In the summer of 1948, Doctor Faraday(Gleeson) finds himself back in his childhood village to bury his recently deceased elderly mother. After deciding to stay on and start a new life in the country, Faraday is offered a job as a junior doctor at the local surgery, a position which seems to perfectly suit his current situation. When he is called upon by the Ayres family to tend to a patient at Hundreds Hall, the grand...
- 8/30/2018
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Focus Features has released a new clip from the upcoming thriller based on Sarah Waters’ novel The Little Stranger starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling.
Listen as Gleeson reads a passage from the first chapter of the novel and watch an eerie clip of Rampling from the film.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”), don’t miss this disturbing tale when it haunts into theaters on Friday August 31st.
In case you missed the trailer, check it out below.
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother,...
Listen as Gleeson reads a passage from the first chapter of the novel and watch an eerie clip of Rampling from the film.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”), don’t miss this disturbing tale when it haunts into theaters on Friday August 31st.
In case you missed the trailer, check it out below.
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother,...
- 8/24/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Room director Lenny Abrahamson has helmed yet another book-to-movie adaptation with his upcoming film The Little Stranger, hitting theaters on Aug. 31. Taken from Sarah Waters' 2009 novel, Abrahamson embraced the mysterious, fictional story set in London 1948 that fascinated him for years, and told his version of the story the best way he knows how.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at a special screening of the film at New York's Metrograph theater, the director said he didn’t read The Little Stranger with a movie adaptation in mind, but he was so captivated by the world Waters created that he wanted to ...
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at a special screening of the film at New York's Metrograph theater, the director said he didn’t read The Little Stranger with a movie adaptation in mind, but he was so captivated by the world Waters created that he wanted to ...
- 8/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Room director Lenny Abrahamson has helmed yet another book-to-movie adaptation with his upcoming film The Little Stranger, hitting theaters on Aug. 31. Taken from Sarah Waters' 2009 novel, Abrahamson embraced the mysterious, fictional story set in London 1948 that fascinated him for years, and told his version of the story the best way he knows how.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at a special screening of the film at New York's Metrograph theater, the director said he didn’t read The Little Stranger with a movie adaptation in mind, but he was so captivated by the world Waters created that he wanted to ...
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at a special screening of the film at New York's Metrograph theater, the director said he didn’t read The Little Stranger with a movie adaptation in mind, but he was so captivated by the world Waters created that he wanted to ...
- 8/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The director of the non-horror (but still must-see) film Room has a new horror film The Little Stranger coming our way soon, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. A week or so ago we shared the first trailer and poster for the film, and today we have another new poster. You can check out the new poster to the […]
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- 7/2/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
The director of the non-horror (but still must-see) film Room has a new horror film The Little Stranger coming our way soon, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. And today we have the film’s poster and trailer. You can check out the poster to the right and the trailer along with some new stills below and […]
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- 6/12/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
“The first time I saw Hundreds Hall was July 1919. Nothing could’ve prepared me for the spell it cast when I saw the house again thirty years later.”
These chilling opening lines set the mysterious tone in the first trailer for their newest gothic horror picture The Little Stranger. Eerily speaking here is Dr. Faraday (played by Domhnall Gleeson) who, after being called to treat a patient, must return to Hundreds Hall – the supposed haunted house of this haunted house tale. Dr. Faraday soon meets the inhabitants of the manor and is quickly thrown into a terrifying descent as the family’s dark secrets reveal themselves.
The Little Stranger is directed by Academy Award-nominated Lenny Abrahamson (Room) and is scripted by BAFTA-nominated Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl). Coxon’s screenplay is adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same title. Waters is recently known for her novel Fingersmith, which was...
These chilling opening lines set the mysterious tone in the first trailer for their newest gothic horror picture The Little Stranger. Eerily speaking here is Dr. Faraday (played by Domhnall Gleeson) who, after being called to treat a patient, must return to Hundreds Hall – the supposed haunted house of this haunted house tale. Dr. Faraday soon meets the inhabitants of the manor and is quickly thrown into a terrifying descent as the family’s dark secrets reveal themselves.
The Little Stranger is directed by Academy Award-nominated Lenny Abrahamson (Room) and is scripted by BAFTA-nominated Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl). Coxon’s screenplay is adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same title. Waters is recently known for her novel Fingersmith, which was...
- 6/11/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Focus Features has released a haunting and very creepy first preview of director Lenny Abrahamson’s (“Room”) The Little Stranger.
Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling star in the brand new ghost, haunted house movie. Think old-school Hammer films.
Bells ringing by themselves, mysterious writings on a wall, sinister presence in a house all add up to a terrific end of summer scary movie – count us in!
It’s always a delight to see Rampling appear in a movie – especially as one as atmospheric as this looks to be. The Oscar nominated actress (45 Years) first came on the scene in 1966 with Georgy Girl, but gained attention with Night Porter, followed by Henry VIII And His Six Wives, Zardoz and Orca.
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During...
Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling star in the brand new ghost, haunted house movie. Think old-school Hammer films.
Bells ringing by themselves, mysterious writings on a wall, sinister presence in a house all add up to a terrific end of summer scary movie – count us in!
It’s always a delight to see Rampling appear in a movie – especially as one as atmospheric as this looks to be. The Oscar nominated actress (45 Years) first came on the scene in 1966 with Georgy Girl, but gained attention with Night Porter, followed by Henry VIII And His Six Wives, Zardoz and Orca.
The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During...
- 6/11/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From Room director Lenny Abrahamson, The Little Stranger will be making its way to theaters on August 31st from Focus Features and we have a look at the first trailer and poster. The movie stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling, and was written by Lucinda Coxon (“The Danish Girl”), based on the novel by Sarah Waters.
"Academy Award® nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) directs a complex and chilling ghost story. Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson of “Ex Machina”), the son of a housemaid, has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1947, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries and is now in decline. But Mrs Ayres (Academy Award® nominee Charlotte Rampling) and her two grown children, Caroline (Golden...
"Academy Award® nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) directs a complex and chilling ghost story. Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson of “Ex Machina”), the son of a housemaid, has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1947, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries and is now in decline. But Mrs Ayres (Academy Award® nominee Charlotte Rampling) and her two grown children, Caroline (Golden...
- 6/11/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The first trailer for Lenny Abrahamson’s The Little Stranger as dropped featuring Domhnall Gleeson.
Based on Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel, The Little Stranger it is Abrahamson’s first film since his acclaimed 2015 movie Room. It is directed from a script by Lucinda Coxon and stars Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Faraday, Charlotte Rampling as Mrs Ayres, Will Poulter as Roddy and Ruth Wilson as Caroline.
Gleeson, who has recently been seen in Peter Rabbit has previously described the film as an unsettling psychological ghost story.
“It’s a ghost story – a very unsettling psychological ghost story, in a way that I think will be compulsive. There’s an oddness to it. You know like The Others and films like that – there’s something like that about it.“
Also in trailers – Chris Hemsworth shimmies his way through murderous trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale
The film has a Us release date of August 31st.
Based on Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel, The Little Stranger it is Abrahamson’s first film since his acclaimed 2015 movie Room. It is directed from a script by Lucinda Coxon and stars Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Faraday, Charlotte Rampling as Mrs Ayres, Will Poulter as Roddy and Ruth Wilson as Caroline.
Gleeson, who has recently been seen in Peter Rabbit has previously described the film as an unsettling psychological ghost story.
“It’s a ghost story – a very unsettling psychological ghost story, in a way that I think will be compulsive. There’s an oddness to it. You know like The Others and films like that – there’s something like that about it.“
Also in trailers – Chris Hemsworth shimmies his way through murderous trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale
The film has a Us release date of August 31st.
- 6/11/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Room” director Lenny Abrahamson surprised the industry when he landed one of the five Oscar nominations for best director in 2016. Prior to his Brie Larson-starring drama, Abrahamson was best known as the director behind small, offbeat character studies like “Adam and Paul,” “Garage,” and “Frank,” but “Room” arguably chained the course of the Irish filmmaker’s career. In a surprise move, Abrahamson is tackling the period horror genre for his “Room” follow-up “The Little Stranger.”
Based on the 2009 gothic novel by Sarah Waters, “The Little Stranger” is set in 1947 and stars indie favorite Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Faraday, who is called to a manor named Hundreds Hall to investigate the haunting of the Ayers family, played by Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Wilson, and Will Poulter. Little does Faraday know that his new subjects are at the center of a ghost story that will become entwined with is own.
“The Little Stranger...
Based on the 2009 gothic novel by Sarah Waters, “The Little Stranger” is set in 1947 and stars indie favorite Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Faraday, who is called to a manor named Hundreds Hall to investigate the haunting of the Ayers family, played by Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Wilson, and Will Poulter. Little does Faraday know that his new subjects are at the center of a ghost story that will become entwined with is own.
“The Little Stranger...
- 6/11/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
British broadcaster Channel 4 has warned that television “finds itself at a turning point” against strong Svod competition as revenues fell in 2017 and investment in original drama and film was reduced.
The broadcaster reported revenues were down from £995M (Us$1.3B) to £960M in 2017 with total content spend also falling from £695M to £675M, admittedly its second highest level ever. However, investment in original British content grew from £501M to £510M.
C4’s drama budget fell by 4% from £91M to £87M, largely as a result of the cancellation of Julie Walters-fronted period drama Indian Summers, while entertainment spend was down 17% from £103M to £86M as a result of the cancellation of Deal or No Deal. The film budget also fell by 12% from £92M to £81M over the twelve-month period, which saw the theatrical release of films such as Free Fire and The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Films currently...
The broadcaster reported revenues were down from £995M (Us$1.3B) to £960M in 2017 with total content spend also falling from £695M to £675M, admittedly its second highest level ever. However, investment in original British content grew from £501M to £510M.
C4’s drama budget fell by 4% from £91M to £87M, largely as a result of the cancellation of Julie Walters-fronted period drama Indian Summers, while entertainment spend was down 17% from £103M to £86M as a result of the cancellation of Deal or No Deal. The film budget also fell by 12% from £92M to £81M over the twelve-month period, which saw the theatrical release of films such as Free Fire and The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Films currently...
- 6/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Continuing our countdown of the year’s finest films, Peter Bradshaw praises Park Chan-wook’s dazzling film about a lesbian love affair in 1930s Korea
See the Us cut of this listSee the rest of the UK countdownMore on the best culture of 2017
Sarah Waters’s novel Fingersmith has had a lavish, almost operatically spectacular adaptation by the Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, which isolates and intensifies the keynote of eroticism. The sexuality drenches the superbly designed fixtures, fittings and fabrics of this film and perfumes the intoxicating air that all the characters breathe.
This is, arguably, disproportionate to the more nuanced effect intended and achieved by Waters, but it makes for a luxurious movie, and Park handles with aplomb the story’s whiplash narrative twist and resulting Pov shift.
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Sarah Waters’s novel Fingersmith has had a lavish, almost operatically spectacular adaptation by the Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, which isolates and intensifies the keynote of eroticism. The sexuality drenches the superbly designed fixtures, fittings and fabrics of this film and perfumes the intoxicating air that all the characters breathe.
This is, arguably, disproportionate to the more nuanced effect intended and achieved by Waters, but it makes for a luxurious movie, and Park handles with aplomb the story’s whiplash narrative twist and resulting Pov shift.
Continue reading...
- 12/15/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Cannibalism in France, a latterday Our Gang in Florida, three women in Tel Aviv, and – at last! – a Blade Runner sequel are among the year’s must-sees
• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
To get a sense of how many great movies played UK cinemas in 2017, just look at some of the outstanding titles that didn’t make my top 10 list. From Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden (brilliantly adapted from Sarah Waters’s novel Fingersmith) to Anocha Suwichakornpong’s dazzling By the Time It Gets Dark, Paul Verhoeven’s Elle (featuring an Oscar-nominated Isabelle Huppert) and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius (with Sônia Braga in breathtaking form), there was a dizzying array of delights on offer. Even so-called mainstream cinema seemed particularly adventurous this year, ranging from Patty Jenkins’s rip-roaring Wonder Woman to Christopher Nolan’s overwhelming Dunkirk, Kathryn Bigelow’s gripping Detroit, Edgar Wright’s pulse-racing...
• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
To get a sense of how many great movies played UK cinemas in 2017, just look at some of the outstanding titles that didn’t make my top 10 list. From Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden (brilliantly adapted from Sarah Waters’s novel Fingersmith) to Anocha Suwichakornpong’s dazzling By the Time It Gets Dark, Paul Verhoeven’s Elle (featuring an Oscar-nominated Isabelle Huppert) and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius (with Sônia Braga in breathtaking form), there was a dizzying array of delights on offer. Even so-called mainstream cinema seemed particularly adventurous this year, ranging from Patty Jenkins’s rip-roaring Wonder Woman to Christopher Nolan’s overwhelming Dunkirk, Kathryn Bigelow’s gripping Detroit, Edgar Wright’s pulse-racing...
- 12/10/2017
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Park Chan-wook isn’t done adapting English novels. After bringing Sarah Waters’ “Fingersmith” to the silver screen in the form of last year’s masterful “The Handmaiden,” the Korean auteur is now set to direct a six-part adaptation of John le Carré’s “The Little Drummer Girl” starring Florence Pugh.
Read More:‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Florence Pugh Is a Persecuted Woman Who Takes Control In Powerful Dark Drama
The news comes courtesy of the Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, who adds that the BBC TV project begins shooting next year. Pugh has won acclaim for her lead performance in William Oldroyd’s “Lady Macbeth,” itself a literary adaptation; she’ll next appear opposite Liam Neeson in “The Commuter.” Le Carré’s novels have been adapted for the screen more than a dozen times, including the films “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” “The Constant Gardener,” and “A Most Wanted Man.”
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Read More:‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Florence Pugh Is a Persecuted Woman Who Takes Control In Powerful Dark Drama
The news comes courtesy of the Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, who adds that the BBC TV project begins shooting next year. Pugh has won acclaim for her lead performance in William Oldroyd’s “Lady Macbeth,” itself a literary adaptation; she’ll next appear opposite Liam Neeson in “The Commuter.” Le Carré’s novels have been adapted for the screen more than a dozen times, including the films “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” “The Constant Gardener,” and “A Most Wanted Man.”
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- 11/3/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Stars: Tae-ri Kim, Min-hee Kim, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong | Written by Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook | Directed by Park Chan-wook
Based on Sarah Waters’ 2002 novel, Fingersmith, Park Chan-wook’s first feature since 2013’s Stoker is a ravishing feminist fable, full of fantastically cruel twists. It’s sensual, funny, nasty, brilliantly acted, beautifully shot and exquisitely edited.
The setting is 1930s colonial Korea, slap bang in the middle of Japanese rule. Nam Sook-hee (Tae-ri Kim), a young pickpocket, is approached by smooth conman “Count Fujiwara” (Ha Jung-woo), who intends to swindle money from a wealthy Korean aristocrat known as Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong). The plan is for Fujiwara to seduce Kouzuki’s niece, Izumi Hideko (Min-hee Kim), and steal away with her uncle’s cash. Sook-hee will act as Hideko’s handmaiden, and help manipulate Hideko into Fujiwara’s arms.
But then an intimate relationship blooms between Hideko and Sook-hee. It seems...
Based on Sarah Waters’ 2002 novel, Fingersmith, Park Chan-wook’s first feature since 2013’s Stoker is a ravishing feminist fable, full of fantastically cruel twists. It’s sensual, funny, nasty, brilliantly acted, beautifully shot and exquisitely edited.
The setting is 1930s colonial Korea, slap bang in the middle of Japanese rule. Nam Sook-hee (Tae-ri Kim), a young pickpocket, is approached by smooth conman “Count Fujiwara” (Ha Jung-woo), who intends to swindle money from a wealthy Korean aristocrat known as Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong). The plan is for Fujiwara to seduce Kouzuki’s niece, Izumi Hideko (Min-hee Kim), and steal away with her uncle’s cash. Sook-hee will act as Hideko’s handmaiden, and help manipulate Hideko into Fujiwara’s arms.
But then an intimate relationship blooms between Hideko and Sook-hee. It seems...
- 8/11/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Carnal pleasures and clever plotting combine in Park Chan-wook’s thrilling The Handmaiden, while Scarlett Johansson is a woman of steel
Eastern and western identities cross over to striking effect in two of this week’s major DVD releases. Where the English-language, Scarlett Johansson-led Ghost in the Shell (Paramount, 12) took flak in many quarters for “whitewashing” a beloved Japanese manga, South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook’s mischievous The Handmaiden (Curzon Artificial Eye, 18) balances the scales a little by giving a radiant Asian makeover to the brittle Victorian mystique of Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith.
As adaptations go, Park’s is far the more fearlessly individual. The slinky mechanics of Waters’s uncorseted mystery survive intact, but relocating the action to Japanese-occupied 1930s Korea adds tissue-fine layers of political and erotic complexity to an already ornately knotted mystery. Even at their most hot and heavy, the novel’s deviously entwined lesbian...
Eastern and western identities cross over to striking effect in two of this week’s major DVD releases. Where the English-language, Scarlett Johansson-led Ghost in the Shell (Paramount, 12) took flak in many quarters for “whitewashing” a beloved Japanese manga, South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook’s mischievous The Handmaiden (Curzon Artificial Eye, 18) balances the scales a little by giving a radiant Asian makeover to the brittle Victorian mystique of Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith.
As adaptations go, Park’s is far the more fearlessly individual. The slinky mechanics of Waters’s uncorseted mystery survive intact, but relocating the action to Japanese-occupied 1930s Korea adds tissue-fine layers of political and erotic complexity to an already ornately knotted mystery. Even at their most hot and heavy, the novel’s deviously entwined lesbian...
- 8/6/2017
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of The Handmaiden on 7th August, we’ve got 3 copies to give away on special edition Blu-ray.
With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce and bilk a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) out of her inheritance. From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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To mark the release of The Handmaiden on 7th August, we’ve got 3 copies to give away on special edition Blu-ray.
With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce and bilk a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) out of her inheritance. From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The Small Print
Open to UK residents only The competition will close 14th August 2017 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is available
The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!
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- 8/2/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Production kicked off today for The Little Stranger, a UK supernatural thriller that was written by Lucinda Coxon and based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Sarah Waters. Focus Features will be distributing the film outside of… Continue Reading →
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- 7/8/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
Principal photography began yesterday in the UK of the feature film The Little Stranger, based on Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel, Bloody Disgusting learned. The film is directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Oscar nominated for Best Director for Room) and stars Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Brooklyn) as Dr Faraday; Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson (The Affair) as Caroline […]...
- 7/7/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Domhnall Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling star in period ghost story.
Principal photography is underway in the UK on The Little Stranger, Lenny Abrahamson’s first feature since he was Oscar-nominated for Room.
Shooting will take place in various locations outside of London and in Yorkshire for roughly 10 weeks.
Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling, the film is a period ghost story that follows a doctor who, during a hot summer in 1948, is called to treat a patient at a haunted country house.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland. Focus Features acquired further territories from Pathé and will release in the Us, with Universal Pictures International handling the rest of the world.
Producers are Gail Egan and Andrea Calderwood for Potboiler Productions - which developed the project with Film4 - alongside Ed Guiney for Element Pictures
Executive producers are Cameron McCracken for Pathé, Daniel Battsek for [link...
Principal photography is underway in the UK on The Little Stranger, Lenny Abrahamson’s first feature since he was Oscar-nominated for Room.
Shooting will take place in various locations outside of London and in Yorkshire for roughly 10 weeks.
Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling, the film is a period ghost story that follows a doctor who, during a hot summer in 1948, is called to treat a patient at a haunted country house.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland. Focus Features acquired further territories from Pathé and will release in the Us, with Universal Pictures International handling the rest of the world.
Producers are Gail Egan and Andrea Calderwood for Potboiler Productions - which developed the project with Film4 - alongside Ed Guiney for Element Pictures
Executive producers are Cameron McCracken for Pathé, Daniel Battsek for [link...
- 7/6/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
- 5/26/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Lenny Abrahamson’s The Little Stranger, except for the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé.
The new film from the Oscar-nominated director of Room is a ghost story that will star Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. It begins shooting this summer in the U.K. for release in 2018. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ The Danish Girl, has adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ 2009 novel of the same name. Set in a remote English village after World War II, the film revolves around...
The new film from the Oscar-nominated director of Room is a ghost story that will star Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. It begins shooting this summer in the U.K. for release in 2018. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ The Danish Girl, has adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ 2009 novel of the same name. Set in a remote English village after World War II, the film revolves around...
- 5/23/2017
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production scheduled for this summer in the UK.
Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to Lenny Abrahamson’s upcoming The Little Stranger, starring Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter.
The deal excludes the UK, France and Switzerland, where Pathé will distribute.
Abrahamson, who earned a best directing Oscar nomination for Room, will direct the ghost story this summer in the UK in time for a 2018 release.
The Little Stranger takes place in a remote English village after the end of the Second World War as a doctor attends to an ailing parlourmaid at a family estate haunted by a malevolent ghost.
Lucinda Coxon, who adapted The Danish Girl for Focus, adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same name.
The Little Stranger is a Focus Features, Pathé, and Film4 presentation in association with Ingenious Media and the Irish Film Board of a Potboiler production in association with Element Pictures.
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Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to Lenny Abrahamson’s upcoming The Little Stranger, starring Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter.
The deal excludes the UK, France and Switzerland, where Pathé will distribute.
Abrahamson, who earned a best directing Oscar nomination for Room, will direct the ghost story this summer in the UK in time for a 2018 release.
The Little Stranger takes place in a remote English village after the end of the Second World War as a doctor attends to an ailing parlourmaid at a family estate haunted by a malevolent ghost.
Lucinda Coxon, who adapted The Danish Girl for Focus, adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same name.
The Little Stranger is a Focus Features, Pathé, and Film4 presentation in association with Ingenious Media and the Irish Film Board of a Potboiler production in association with Element Pictures.
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- 5/23/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Production scheduled for this summer in the UK.
Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to Lenny Abrahamson’s upcoming The Little Stranger, starring Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter.
The deal excludes the UK, France and Switzerland, where Pathé will distribute.
Abrahamson, who earned a best directing Oscar nomination for Room, will direct the ghost story this summer in the UK in time for a 2018 release.
The Little Stranger takes place in a remote English village after the end of the Second World War as a doctor attends to an ailing parlourmaid at a family estate haunted by a malevolent ghost.
Lucinda Coxon, who adapted The Danish Girl for Focus, adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same name.
The Little Stranger is a Focus Features, Pathé, and Film4 presentation in association with Ingenious Media and the Irish Film Board of a Potboiler production in association with Element Pictures.
[link...
Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to Lenny Abrahamson’s upcoming The Little Stranger, starring Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter.
The deal excludes the UK, France and Switzerland, where Pathé will distribute.
Abrahamson, who earned a best directing Oscar nomination for Room, will direct the ghost story this summer in the UK in time for a 2018 release.
The Little Stranger takes place in a remote English village after the end of the Second World War as a doctor attends to an ailing parlourmaid at a family estate haunted by a malevolent ghost.
Lucinda Coxon, who adapted The Danish Girl for Focus, adapted The Little Stranger from Sarah Waters’ novel of the same name.
The Little Stranger is a Focus Features, Pathé, and Film4 presentation in association with Ingenious Media and the Irish Film Board of a Potboiler production in association with Element Pictures.
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- 5/23/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Wilson are due to star in the supernatural drama.
Screen understands that Pathé International has boarded international sales rights to Room director Lenny Abrahamson’s next directorial outing Little Stranger.
The Danish Girl writer Lucinda Coxon has adapted Sarah Waters’ well-received gothic novel set in post-wwii Britain, where a doctor revisits a crumbling stately home called Hundreds Halls where his mother once worked as a nurse maid.
The owners are losing the house because they can’t afford the taxes, even though they say the home is haunted by the malevolent ghost of their mother’s first born daughter. The doctor becomes obsessed with marrying one of the owner’s daughters but things begin to spiral out of control.
Ex Machina star Domhnall Gleeson and The Affair star Ruth Wilson are attached to play the doctor and daughter, respectively. Additional cast is due to be announced soon.
Room and The...
Screen understands that Pathé International has boarded international sales rights to Room director Lenny Abrahamson’s next directorial outing Little Stranger.
The Danish Girl writer Lucinda Coxon has adapted Sarah Waters’ well-received gothic novel set in post-wwii Britain, where a doctor revisits a crumbling stately home called Hundreds Halls where his mother once worked as a nurse maid.
The owners are losing the house because they can’t afford the taxes, even though they say the home is haunted by the malevolent ghost of their mother’s first born daughter. The doctor becomes obsessed with marrying one of the owner’s daughters but things begin to spiral out of control.
Ex Machina star Domhnall Gleeson and The Affair star Ruth Wilson are attached to play the doctor and daughter, respectively. Additional cast is due to be announced soon.
Room and The...
- 5/15/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Upcoming slate includes new films from Steve McQueen, Mike Leigh, Lenny Abrahamson and Ben Wheatley.
Film4 boss Daniel Battsek last night confirmed that the division has secured a £25m budget for 2017/18 for the second year in a row.
The funding boost once again gives the broadcaster a significantly increased war chest on the £15m it was previously allocated and the £10-13m of BBC Films.
The division’s funding was increased to the record £25m in 2016 under the stewardship of former director David Kosse.
Speaking at the company’s annual pre-Cannes bash, Battsek, who took over from Kosse last July, praised outgoing Channel4 boss David Abraham for his commitment to Film4 and lamented the departure of Film4 head of creative Rose Garnett who is departing to lead BBC Films.
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Film4 has backed four of the five UK features heading to Cannes. Three play in Official Selection: Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and Lynne...
Film4 boss Daniel Battsek last night confirmed that the division has secured a £25m budget for 2017/18 for the second year in a row.
The funding boost once again gives the broadcaster a significantly increased war chest on the £15m it was previously allocated and the £10-13m of BBC Films.
The division’s funding was increased to the record £25m in 2016 under the stewardship of former director David Kosse.
Speaking at the company’s annual pre-Cannes bash, Battsek, who took over from Kosse last July, praised outgoing Channel4 boss David Abraham for his commitment to Film4 and lamented the departure of Film4 head of creative Rose Garnett who is departing to lead BBC Films.
Cannes titles
Film4 has backed four of the five UK features heading to Cannes. Three play in Official Selection: Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and Lynne...
- 5/12/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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