Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.
Polished, but lacking in scandalous tragedy.
Uninspired adaptation of Strindberg's play, with Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell.
All talents are ill-served by the unambitious handling of the material.
Jessica Chastain plays a bored, pampered aristocrat whose dangerous flirtation with Colin Farrell’s self-hating valet takes on the feel of a sub and dom role play.
In maintaining the period setting, Ullmann hasn’t found a way to make the themes feel particularly relevant and, despite the committed performances, the intended naturalism of the play feels too theatrical on film.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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