Elizabeth Harvest

Name: Elizabeth Harvest
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: August 10, 2018
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Abbey Lee, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Dylan Baker, Matthew Beard

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IFC Films | Release Date: August 10, 2018 | R

Starring: Abbey Lee, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Dylan Baker, Matthew Beard

Summary: Elizabeth (Abbey Lee), a beautiful young newlywed, arrives at the palatial estate of her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds). Ensconced in modernist luxury with an obedient—if slightly unsettling—house staff (Carla Gugino & Matthew Beard), she has seemingly everything she could want. But one mystery tantalizes her: what isElizabeth (Abbey Lee), a beautiful young newlywed, arrives at the palatial estate of her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds). Ensconced in modernist luxury with an obedient—if slightly unsettling—house staff (Carla Gugino & Matthew Beard), she has seemingly everything she could want. But one mystery tantalizes her: what is behind the locked door to Henry’s laboratory that he has forbidden her to enter? When an inquisitive Elizabeth dares to find out, everything she thought she knew about her husband—and about herself—will change. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Chuck Bowen

Aug 6, 2018

Sebastian Gutierrez's film creates an incestuous atmosphere that's reminiscent of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Aug 9, 2018

The disorienting impact of this early shock, coupled with the zig-zaggy progression of the time-tripping narrative, goes a long way toward distracting from a fairly conventional premise that ultimately asserts itself above all the flash and filigree. Indeed, you could describe the entire movie as an elaborate con job — and intend that appraisal as a compliment. Read full review

Maitland McDonagh

Aug 9, 2018

The film isn’t a genre changer, but it’s elegant and admirably remorseless—and when it breaks bad, it breaks very bad indeed. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Aug 9, 2018

Mr. Gutierrez keeps the viewer in the same state of confusion as Elizabeth, but each surprise, paradoxically, makes the movie less and less surprising as a whole. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Aug 10, 2018

Writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez is the latest to tackle the rich implications of Bluebeard in his film Elizabeth Harvest, bringing a modern horror-sci-fi sensibility to the story. The horror is already implicit. Gutierrez makes it explicit. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Aug 9, 2018

Gutierrez works some twists on the familiar premise, and one standout thrill of a chase scene employs Brian De Palma’s signature split screens. But as it nears the two-hour mark, the film becomes exhausting, shedding very little light on the futuristic implications of the story. Read full review

Robert Abele

Aug 9, 2018

Gutierrez is ultimately too enamored of his quasi-feminist, visually convulsive upending of damsel myths to let his actors enjoy themselves the way De Palma or Dario Argento would. Read full review

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NobodyYouKnow

May 19, 2019

Hypnotic and mysterious sci-fi drama. It's brooding and deliberately paced; look elsewhere if you want action/thrills. You should go into this movie knowing as little as possible about the details; the story unfolds in some surprising ways. It's, in part, a meditation on love, loss, and theHypnotic and mysterious sci-fi drama. It's brooding and deliberately paced; look elsewhere if you want action/thrills. You should go into this movie knowing as little as possible about the details; the story unfolds in some surprising ways. It's, in part, a meditation on love, loss, and the lengths we're willing to go to assuage our grief.

Story was a bit confusing in a couple of spots, but made sense in the end. Excellent acting all around.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 15, 2018

Thriller with mystery and suspense combined with elements of science fiction. I won't say it's bad but in spite of the attractive argument and that certain performances are not bad at all, it's confusing and while it doesn't get boring, it doesn't create an interesting impression either.

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InTrippyEntropy

Jun 21, 2019

First the good. The blind boy, a mad scientist and Claire, the scientists collaborator are all good actors. The idea is interesting. A rich doctor brings his beautiful young bride home to his amazing modernist house. Although I have to tell you, the mostly empty immaculately decorated IkeaFirst the good. The blind boy, a mad scientist and Claire, the scientists collaborator are all good actors. The idea is interesting. A rich doctor brings his beautiful young bride home to his amazing modernist house. Although I have to tell you, the mostly empty immaculately decorated Ikea house is getting a little old. She wanders about the house looking at the expensive and beautiful furnishings . She treats her not as his wife, but more as his child. About a half-hour in, she opens the door that he told her not to, and the horror begins. What does it mean to be human. Is a robot human? Or a clone? I thought of the self-aware robot in alien and the replicants in Blade Runner. Can you experiment with them or kill them? As a viewer, you're expecting a lot from a man with unlimited wealth, great knowledge as a doctor exploring these Timeless subjects. The not so good. But what you get instead is a talky brutal nudie muddled sci-fi horror movie. There are very few conversations in this movie that seem like they would ever happen in real life. There's lots of killing and nudity. The women in this movie are both beautiful. But seem to have forgotten to get dressed. A lot. It's very unnecessary. And you begin to feel sorry for the actresses. Director Gutierrez certainly has talent. Looking forward to his next work… Expand

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