Released by Neon, and now playing in theaters, Eileen, which we saw and really enjoyed at Sundance back in January, is a thriller set in In 1964 Massachusetts. It follows a young secretary, Eileen, played by Last Night in Soho breakout Thomasin McKenzie, who works at a prison. She becomes enchanted by Rebecca, (Anne Hathaway) the glamorous and liberated new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship soon takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret.
This film is based on the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh. Today on JoBlo our very own Eric Walkuski sat down with stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie as they talk about the intimate story and their own onscreen chemistry. We also chatted the author of the book Ottessa Moshfegh along with her husband producer Luke Goebel as they talked about working on set together and having director William Oldroyd bring the story to life and more (to whom we chatted with as well).
Eileen opened in theaters on December 1st, and is well worth checking out. It’s a beautifully made period thriller with two exceptional lead performances and a story that will keep you guessing until the end.