![]() This might be considered baiting for some viewers, however Elizabeth Harvest is more of a patchwork of intertextual references merging sci-fi and gothic tale, mixing and revamping them into stylish, neon-lit, survival (melo)drama. The fate(s) of the leading character thus serve as a vehicle to expand the supposedly secondary characters whose influence and part in the actual story is much larger than their engagement in the first twenty minutes suggest. ![]() Planting a twist, even though not that unpredictable, so early on demonstrates the writer-director´s attempt to re-structuralize the usual plot expected for this kind of story. Given the very archetypical design, Gutierrez moves to a rather shocking climax. She fails to complain the only restriction threatening her fairy tale life happily ever after. Elizabeth has it all yet there is one room in the house that is off-limits. The first twenty minutes of the film presents a condensed moral tale implicating self-destructive human nature emerging from curiosity - a fable veiled in a bleaker robe. Newlywed Elizabeth arrives at a lavish yet isolated house owned by her husband, older and obviously wealthy scientist Henry, where she is pampered by a two-person staff. The Venezuelan writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez revises the Bluebeard myth for his latest feature-length offering Elizabeth Harvest, starring Abbey Lee ( The Dark Tower, The Neon Demon) as the eponymous protagonist.Įlizabeth Harvest goes full steam ahead right off the bat, presenting a familiar narrative of unreliable characters, mystery and cabin fever.
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