In short, Elizabeth Harvest does a wonderful job on all fronts. This is complemented flawlessly with an elegant original score by Faris Badwan ( Kaboom 2010, The Duke of Burgundy 2014 ) and Rachel Zeffira ( The Duke of Burgundy 2014, The Captive 2014 ) that perfectly accentuates the on-screen action at all times.
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In addition to its exemplary cast, Elizabeth Harvest sports some stunning cinematography from Cale Finot ( Hotel Noir 2012, Jett series ). Beard, in this sense, is the same: an exceptional talent who takes a fairly flat background character and turns him into an arresting and pivotal piece of the puzzle. The seasoned and always talented Gugino provides a classy performance that rounds out the story, one that we can’t say much about without dropping too many hints. Beard’s Oliver is very similar, in this sense. Gugino’s Claire is initially a small piece of the puzzle, though with time her flat character grows well-rounded and brings along great revelations.
Gugino and Beard are the wild cards here. Fully believable as a secretive scientific researcher and equally alluring in his classy facade, he helps to seduce viewers into the story much as he has lured his new wife into his home. In his role, Hinds is suitably elegant in the most sinister way. When the story digs deeper and shifts, Lee oft presents a ferocity that, while suited to her character, shows the fluid diversity of her acting chops. A phoenix who rebirths herself in each new role she tackles, here she portrays the intimidated young Elizabeth flawlessly, perfectly capturing the uncertainty of a new marriage and home, and all of the myriad responsibilities that come with both. In the lead, Lee gives a phenomenal performance. What is truly impressive about the film, aside from its wonderfully intelligent and unique script, is its small but fierce cast of five. The less you know going in, the better, so we’ll leave it at that. While the film is billed as a Thriller, there is a definite Science Fiction element to its truly unique story, one that is heavily steeped in modern scientific research frontiers.
At least, that is, on a base level: both are cautionary tales that set a striking mood. With an emphasis on intensity of mood, it would be hard not to compare Elizabeth Harvest to another of Abbey Lee’s films, 2016’s The Neon Demon. It also stars Dylan Baker ( Revolutionary Road 2008, Selma 2014 ).Ī modern retelling of the Charles Perrault fairy tale “Bluebeard,” the moral remains intact here and provides a multi-layered warning about curiosity and how it can kill much more than just cats. Clocking in at 104 minutes, Elizabeth Harvest was both written and directed by the exceptionally talented Sebastian Gutierrez ( Girl Walks Into a Bar 2011, Jett series ). When he is called away on business for a day, boredom and curiosity get the better of Elizabeth, and what she discovers inside that locked room will unearth a web of secrets that runs so deep, you will never guess where this story is headed. “You’re my wife and I trust you implicitly,” Henry promises ominously. Also on this tour, Elizabeth learns that each door in the home has a biometric thumbprint reader, and one door in particular is off-limits. He whisks her off to his breathtaking, modern estate in the hills, where he fully intends to spoil her with jewels, fine clothing, art, and so much more.Īs Henry provides Elizabeth a tour of her lavish new home, she is introduced to the staff - Claire (Carla Gugino: Watchmen 2009, Gerald’s Game 2017 ) and a blind young man named Oliver (Matthew Beard: When Did You Last See Father? 2007, The Imitation Game 2014 ). Elizabeth (Abbey Lee: The Neon Demon 2016, Welcome the Stranger 2018 ) awakens from her former life to find herself a newlywed, married to a significantly older gentleman, brilliant scientist Henry (Ciarán Hinds: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: P, The Woman in Black 2012 ).
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