Display Media, a Rooster Soup for the Soul Leisure firm, has introduced the acquisition of all North American rights to the psychological thriller Cordelia from Nice Level Media.
“Cordelia feels betrayed,” stated director and author Adrian Shergold. “She’s a survivor… however that brings guilt… actuality begins to blur… What’s actual and what’s not? Paranoia units in, however since you’re paranoid doesn’t imply you’re flawed.”
“Harking back to nice traditional Nineteen Sixties British psychological horror with a contemporary feminine hand, Cordelia’s London is preserved, luxurious and wealthy,” stated Antonia Campbell-Hughes. “It’s a pleasure to share this uncommon gem that we manifested to a global viewers of cinema lovers.”
“Cordelia is the sort of thriller that immediately intrigues because of a well-crafted environment of paranoia and beautiful lead performances by Antonia Campbell Hughes and Johnny Flynn,” stated Display Media in a press release. “We all know this one will grip audiences and gained’t let go till the credit roll.”
Display Media is planning a day-and-date US launch in Might.
Right here’s our earlier protection of the film, with 13 assessment quotes/hyperlinks and our ranking of three/5:
Cordelia is a 2019 British horror characteristic movie about two very totally different twin sisters that reside collectively of their deceased father’s flat.
Directed by Adrian Shergold from a screenplay co-written with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Storage 24) who additionally stars in a twin position, the Studio POW manufacturing additionally stars Johnny Flynn and Catherine McCormack. Michael Gambon (The Omen, 2006; Sleepy Hole; The Beast Should Die) has a cameo position.
Plot:
Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) lives along with her twin sister Caroline (Campbell-Hughes) of their central London basement flat. Years earlier, Cordelia had been caught up in a traumatic occasion that left her guilt-ridden and fragile.
Her gradual restoration and seek for independence are jeopardised when her sister leaves for a weekend away. For the primary time, she meets her mysterious neighbour Frank (Johnny Flynn), a cellist whose music has intrigued her. As their relationship develops, Cordelia turns into satisfied she is being stalked. More and more anxious and not sure of Frank’s motives, Cordelia begins to unravel…
Evaluations:
” …owes a lot to Polanski’s Repulsion as Cordelia begins to unravel not helped by a sequence of nameless cellphone calls. However after setting itself up as a human drama it’s round midway by that the movie that there’s an growing air of uneasiness to place the viewers on edge underlined by a sustained shimmering wavering single violin observe on the rating as actuality begins to waver for Cordelia.” Any Good Movies?
“Because the movie wears on, it’s not simply Cordelia that unravels. The narrative loses focus, and the enjoyment of the cat-and-mouse dynamic of the primary half of the movie loses its edge. The result’s irritating, particularly when the pacing slips. Nonetheless, there’s one thing to this unusual, unnerving drama that sticks with you, even haunts you.” The Arts Desk
“Posing way more questions than it solutions and chasing off down a number of paths to do with guilt, grief and cruelty, and properly as insanity, the ‘why’ is the most important query for Cordelia the character, and the movie. Though, apparently at occasions, Cordelia virtually seems like a set-up, a ‘prequel’ to a sequence of movies about loopy girls. Nonetheless, there may be nothing loopy in regards to the route by Adrian Shergold, which is robust, skilled and clear.” BritFlicks
“There shall be some that discover the dialogue stilted and blunt, in addition to the occasional clean acted scenes however for those who have a look at this enjoying into the psychological aspect of this thriller, you start to see how these characters, actually behave […] Cordelia positively is an uncommon movie with acquainted style plot factors. If the movie had expanded on a number of of its concepts, perhaps we’d have all of the solutions however that’s not what this movie is about.” Filmhounds
” ….Cordelia is an enchanting movie and one mounted with actual aptitude, each in its distinctive sense of design and the nimble manner it teases out a refreshingly inscrutable dynamic between its two leads. It won’t tie up all of its free ends neatly within the ultimate act and it’s attainable to change into a little bit weary of its opaque storytelling however, when the credit roll, it definitely leaves you with lots to speak about.” Flickering Delusion
“Shergold and Campbell-Hughes orchestrate some very disquieting dream sequences and scenes through which ostensible actuality bleeds right into a hallucinatory dream state. And so they have some glorious moments down within the London Underground, whose potential for horror is usually mishandled by film-makers however works properly right here, particularly on the very starting […] Maybe this movie doesn’t solely work all through, however it’s a shard of malevolence that jabs into your pores and skin.” The Guardian
“Director Adrian Shergold opts to maintain virtually each facet of Cordelia shrouded in mystique. We don’t even get a transparent affirmation of what time interval the occasions are occurring in. There’s an apparent fashionable setting, however one that’s bathed with timeless parts […] Cordelia is a movie steeped in thriller and to say an excessive amount of would spoil the expertise. Go in chilly and put together to be saved guessing the movie’s true motives proper till its dramatic conclusion.” The Hollywood Information
“Cordelia is an attention-grabbing and entertaining British movie that subverts viewers expectations and performs with character and style tropes. It takes a little-examined piece of British historical past and makes use of it as a jumping-off level to weave a fancy story about trauma, paranoia, loneliness and gender dynamics. It’s a nice London-set movie, that makes use of each the town and the flat in a manner which is integral to the protagonist’s character and story.” Soar Minimize On-line
“Campbell-Hughes and Flynn are each glorious (her twice), and the flat – without delay enviably located and haunted by vermin, ghosts, pesky neighbours and formless terror (the opposite flats within the constructing are dilapidated) – a suitably unsettling cage for Cordelia. A few of it feels too on-the-nose (the 7/7 angle doesn’t fairly gel) however it’s received a lovely fashionable Britain vibe…” The Kim Newman Net Website
“The primary hour is tightly paced, with a cat-and-mouse recreation fantastically performed between Campbell-Hughes and Flynn. Except for an inexplicable Michael Gambon cameo, there may be a lot to admire – it’s gorgeously styled and tense with exhilarating shifting energy dynamics. However the movie runs out of concepts with half-hour on the clock. Although the performances stay partaking, the established plot factors are repeated advert nauseam within the ultimate act.” Little White Lies
“Sadly, Shergold and Campbell-Hughes’ writing is discovered wanting, peppered with cringy, on-the-nose storytelling and eye-rolling dialogue (“We’re the identical, you and I,” a personality sneers at one level). After establishing an intriguing cat-and-mouse recreation between Frank and Cordelia, the movie doesn’t know what to do with this dynamic, and it descends into the kind of cliches you’ll be acquainted with for those who’ve ever witnessed a TV cleaning soap opera play out a stalker plot-line.” The Film Waffler
“There’s an old style cinematic really feel in sure scenes all through Cordelia, the condominium is intentionally designed to situation the viewer into additional complexity of her surrounds. Metropolis streets are additionally filmed in an unorthodox method retaining issues attention-grabbing […] Bizarre and twisted, primarily a showcase for Antonia Campbell-Hughes and one for admirers of weird celluloid.” The Folks’s Films
“A deeply creepy environment and an enchanting protagonist are the promoting factors of this idiosyncratic psychological horror. Henry James and Roman Polanski are the touchstones as we spend an eerie, alienating weekend within the London basement flat and darkish fractured thoughts of Cordelia…” The Sunday Instances
Launch:
Cordelia was launched on On-Demand within the UK on November thirtieth 2020.
Solid and characters:
Antonia Campbell-Hughes … Cordelia / Caroline
Michael Gambon … Moses
Johnny Flynn … Frank
Catherine McCormack … Kate
Alun Armstrong … Roger
Joel Fry … Matt
Ivy Wong … Younger Lady on Practice
Hetty Baynes … Mrs Grotowski
Kamil Lemieszewski … Knight
Tim Stern … Mr Grotowski
Anna Danshina … Natasha
Raj Awasti … Taxi driver
Jill Buchanan … Girl on the Practice
Richard Curtis … Tube Passenger
Tom Meredith … Younger Undertaker
Drew Edwards … Cab Driver
Simon Strutt … Stage Hand / Crew
Jamie Moore … Director (as Jamie Seymour)
Nathan Carter-Dale … Actor
Filming places:
Principal filming occurred between sixteenth April 2018 and 18th Might 2018 within the following places:
Aldwych tube station, London, England
The Fens, England
Museum Chambers, Bloomsbury, London
Twickenham Movie Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England
West Kensington Mansions, West Kensington, London, England
Enjoyable Details:
The primary display screen position for Antonia Campbell-Hughes was as an uncredited zombie in Shaun of the Lifeless (2004).
Cordelia is the youngest daughter in Shakespeare’s play King Lear.
Trailer:
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