A stylish thriller about a teenage girl who gets admitted in a fashion academy. She has an obscure history which comes to light when trying to be friends with her roommates which she found unlikable. Therefore on trying to find an alternative lodging, where she succeeds under the tenancy of an old and jaded lady who seems to have a history of her own, our young protagonist starts having hallucinations - time travelling between the somewhat sleazy world of Sixties Soho and present day
What is real, are the happenings part of her imagination ? Is she suffering from a mental illness?
This film pays homage to 60's films like Repulsion and Carnival of souls, as well as to 60s culture of the nightclub scene. I enjoyed the stylishly crafted and visually arresting scenes which actually feed the narrative rather than act as filler or director showing off his talents.
The films seems to change genre towards its ending from a psychological drama/ fantasy thriller into a slasher movie, which I found jarring, but which was consistent with the subject matter.
Recommended.
This film pays homage to 60's films like Repulsion and Carnival of souls, as well as to 60s culture of the nightclub scene. I enjoyed the stylishly crafted and visually arresting scenes which actually feed the narrative rather than act as filler or director showing off his talents.
The films seems to change genre towards its ending from a psychological drama/ fantasy thriller into a slasher movie, which I found jarring, but which was consistent with the subject matter.
Recommended.