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The Face of Horror

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"They say the devil hides behind a lady's mirror, peering into our world…." In a time of war and plague, knight Edward Carnifex (Jonah Hauer-King) kills a landowner, marries his daughter Eleanor (Kristine Froseth), and vows to avenge the very crime he committed. When he betrays her, Eleanor returns from the grave to destroy him, ensnaring his squire Richard (Leo Suter) and her sister Beatrice (Ellie Bamber) in her vengeance. From Anna Biller (The Love Witch) comes a Technicolor fever dream of beauty, betrayal, and supernatural retribution -- a gothic horror where justice wears silk and blood. Inspired by Yotsuya Kaidan, Japan's most famous ghost story.

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Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 2 days ago
3/4
What sounds didactic is ripely funny and a good deal more than B-movie parody; Miller buries her social critique beneath layers of Technicolor cheese and schlocky horror effects, but it’s there. Go to Full Review Jourdain Searles The Hollywood Reporter 2 days ago
The film looks amazing, and the actresses are doing their best, but The Face of Horror unravels as you’re watching it. Go to Full Review Katie Rife Inverse 2 days ago
The heightened aesthetics and tragic fatalism of Anna Biller’s latest feminist art-horror film are nothing less than sublime. Go to Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse 19 hrs ago
Biller cannily transposes Nanboku IV’s kabuki play to its new medieval setting, paying homage to the traditional elements of the original tale and its century of screen adaptations while infusing it with a social and artistic sensibility all her own. Go to Full Review Kayleigh Donaldson Pajiba 3 days ago
Many filmmakers dabble in bursts of nostalgia as a kind of storytelling cheat code, a way to pander to audiences without doing much work. Biller expects you to do the work she’s done, and for those who do, the rewards are immense. Go to Full Review Glenn Garner Deadline Hollywood Daily 4 days ago
With The Face of Horror, Biller has provided another fix for cinephiles craving some good old-fashioned filmmaking with a contemporary feminist heartbeat. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Anna Biller

Director

Jonah Hauer-King

Actor

Kristine Froseth

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Ellie Bamber

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Leo Suter

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Ben Radcliffe

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Movie Info

Synopsis "They say the devil hides behind a lady's mirror, peering into our world…." In a time of war and plague, knight Edward Carnifex (Jonah Hauer-King) kills a landowner, marries his daughter Eleanor (Kristine Froseth), and vows to avenge the very crime he committed. When he betrays her, Eleanor returns from the grave to destroy him, ensnaring his squire Richard (Leo Suter) and her sister Beatrice (Ellie Bamber) in her vengeance. From Anna Biller (The Love Witch) comes a Technicolor fever dream of beauty, betrayal, and supernatural retribution -- a gothic horror where justice wears silk and blood. Inspired by Yotsuya Kaidan, Japan's most famous ghost story.
Director
Anna Biller
Producer
Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Anna Biller
Screenwriter
Anna Biller
Production Co
Good Chaos, Bluebeard Pictures
Genre
Drama, Horror, Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m
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