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Elizabeth Harvest

Synopsis

Newlywed Elizabeth arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff Claire and Oliver treat her deferentially but she can't shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in - all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may not be who she thinks she is at all.
A science fiction reimagining of the French folktale 'Bluebeard'.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2018 - Visions - World premeire

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Director
Sebastian Gutierrez
Producer
Fred Berger, Leon Clarance, Sebastian Gutierrez, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Co-Producer
Sandra Yee Ling
Executive Producer
Nicolas Chartier, Jonathan Deckter, Laure Vaysse
Editor
Jamie Kirkpatrick, Matt Mayer
Screenwriter
Sebastian Gutierrez
Director of Photography
Cale Finot
Production Designer
Diana Trujillo
Composer
Faris Badwan, Rachel Zeffira
Principal cast
Abbey Lee, Ciarán Hinds, Carla Gugino, Matthew Beard, Dylan Baker

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

An Automatik Entertainment (US), Motion Picture Capital (UK), Voltage Pictures production

Motion Picture Capital

18 Soho Square
London
W1D 3QL

Sales Company

Voltage Pictures

116 N Robertson Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles
CA 90048
USA

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