Nope, sorry kiddies…this ain’t a TWILIGHT post!
This is however, the third article I’ve personally written for Connor McPherson’s Irish ghost story THE ECLIPSE, and today we’re bringing you a new 2 and a half minute sequence from the film. Now, judging by the response (or lack thereof) we’ve gotten in the talkbacks for this movie, I’m sensing not many of you are really down with this bastard. And that’s fine. But after brushing up a little and seeing some of the behind the scenes looks, I might wanna advise you guys and ghouls give this thing another day in court. I honestly think this could be one of those small, moody, affecting thrillers worth seeing that wrongfully slips through the cracks.
Starring Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle (below) and Aidan Quinn, here’s an extended synopsis for THE ECLIPSE:
THE ECLIPSE tells the story of Michael Farr (Ciarán Hinds), a teacher raising his two kids alone since his wife died two years earlier. Lately he has been seeing and hearing strange things late at night in his house. He isn’t sure if he is simply having terrifying nightmares or if his house is haunted.
Each year, the seaside town where Michael lives hosts an international literary festival, attracting writers from all over the world. Michael works as a volunteer for the festival and is assigned the attractive Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an author of books about ghosts and the supernatural, to look after. They become friendly and he eagerly tells her of his experiences. For the first time he has met someone who can accept the reality of what has been happening to him.
However, Lena’s attention is pulled elsewhere. She has come to the festival at the bidding of world-renowned novelist Nicholas Holden (Aidan Quinn), with whom she had a brief affair the previous year. He has fallen in love with Lena and is going through a turbulent time, eager to leave his wife to be with her. But all Lena is trying to do is extricate herself from this mess and just get through the next few days.
As the festival progresses, the trajectories of these three people draw them into a life-altering collision.
Embellished by the supernatural, THE ECLIPSE is a film about the challenges of love, fear of the unknown and release from the burden of grief.
In the clip below, watch a simple scene between Hinds and Hjejle as the two of them try to suss the origin of strange noise echoing throughout their home. Nothing flashy here folks, just suspense built through measured pacing.
Also starring Dorothy Cotter, Eanna Hardwicke, Hannah Lynch, Jim Norton, Hilary O’Shaughnessy – THE ECLIPSE opens today (March 26th) in limited release.
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