Project Detail

Carmilla

Synopsis

15-year-old Lara lives with her father and her strict governess, Miss Fontaine, in total isolation, and is struggling to find an outlet for her curiosity and burgeoning sexuality. When a carriage crash nearby brings a young girl into the family home to recuperate, Lara is enchanted by the eponymous Carmilla.
The pair strike up a passionate relationship, which strikes fear in the heart of Miss Fontaine, and a complex triangulate emerges between the three women. Local rumours of an evil supernatural presence fuel Miss Fontaine's concern for Lara's wellbeing, and with the exhortation of the family doctor, Fontaine seeks to put an end to the relationship for good.

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 94 min
Director: Emily Harris
Producer: Lizzie Brown, Emily Precious
Executive Producer: Angus Ball
Editor: Rebecca Lloyd
Screenwriter: Emily Harris (screenplay), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (novella)
Director of Photography: Michael Wood
Production Designer: Alexandra Walker
Composer: Philip Selway
Principal cast: Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Jessica Raine, Tobias Menzies, Greg Wise

Genre

Horror Woman Director Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bird Flight Films

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Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales

34 Foubert's Place
London W1F 7PX

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