Greta
2018, 98 minutes, Digital, R
Ireland, USA
Language: English
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Maika Monroe
Distributor: Focus Features
A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends — but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems in this suspense thriller from Academy Award®-winning director Neil Jordan.
THE CRITICS SAY:
“Leans hard on its wacky, campy ideals, and emerges as a bizarre crowdpleaser.”
— Kate Erbland, IndieWire
“Neil Jordan’s deft control of pace and tone elevates Greta past mere gimmickry, resulting in a comic thriller whose goofy humor only compounds its mastery of suspense.”
— Jake Cole, Slant Magazine
“Isabelle Huppert keeps the audience hooked, enjoying every campy moment.”
— Gregory Ellwood, The Playlist
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Toronto International Film Festival
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