Reviews for the new psychological thriller film Eileen (2023) are in, and they’re not looking good. Film bad, then? Not necessarily. I think it’s getting underappreciated. Let me explain.

Chapters.
Part 1. Synopsis and general observations
Part 2. A novel like a film
Part 3. A film like a novel
Part 4. Conclusion

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Articles mentioned.

- Peter Bradshaw, “Eileen review – Anee Hathaway is vehement in solemnly intense pyscho-noir”, The Guardian (29.11.23)

- Alexander Mackendrick, On Filmmaking: An Introduction to the craft of the director, edited by Paul Cronin, Faber and Faber (2004), p. 86

- Patrick Sproull, “Thomasin McKenzie on embodying Ottessa Moshfegh’s latest twisted creation”, i-D, (December 12, 2023)

- Esther Zuckerman, “Ottessa Moshfegh Doesn’t Think Eileen – or Eileen – Is Disgusting”, Vanity Fair (November 30, 2023)

Films mentioned (in order of appearance).

- Eileen (2023), dir. William Oldroyd
- Lady Macbeth (2021), dir. William Oldroyd
- The Power of the Dog (2021), dir. Jane Campion
- Last Night in Soho (2021), dir. Edgar Wright
- Niagara (1953), dir. Henry Hathaway
- (Les) Diabolique (1955), dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Saltburn (2023), dir. Emerald Fennell
- Hunger (2008), dir. Steve McQueen
- The Tree of Life (2011), dir. Terrence Malick
- American Psycho (2000), dir. Mary Harron
- Magnolia (1999), dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
- Apocalypse Now (1979), dir. Francis Ford Coppola
- Gone Girl (2014), dir. David Fincher
- Nightcrawler (2014), dir. Dan Gilroy
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Music.
- Moondog - The Bird's Lament
- Moondog - The Bird's Lament piano arrangement (François Mardirossian)


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