With just two feature films to his credit as a director, Robert Eggers proves himself to be a master of mood, atmosphere and psychological horror. First came 2015’s acclaimed 17th century-set…
With just two feature films to his credit as a director, Robert Eggers proves himself to be a master of mood, atmosphere and psychological horror. First came 2015’s acclaimed 17th century-set gothic taleyet another brooding period thriller unlike anything anyone else is really doing right now onscreen.
The idea is they are banded together for a monthlong gig on an isolated island, in charge of its most distinct landmark, a lighthouse. Pattinson plays Ephraim Winslow, a somewhat mysterious young man of few words who is a newbie in this particular trade and taken under the wing of veteran Thomas Wake, played with sea-salt relish by Dafoe, who brilliantly captures the flavor of a guy who has spent too much time alone in lighthouses.
Meanwhile, Ephraim has recurring problems with the location, bothered by a persistent seagull to the point I thought this might turn into a distant cousin of Hitchcock’sat any moment. Despite warnings from Thomas about the price to pay for killing a bird, he clearly has had enough. His obsessions with objects that wash up, like a sexual encounter with a clay mermaid, add to his increasing madness, born from isolation and perhaps his own demons.
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