Last Night in Soho (2021)
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A naive fashion student in modern-day London becomes haunted by visions of a glamorous woman from the 1960s.
The story
Eloise "Ellie" Turner, a naive teenager with troubled mental health, moves from rural Cornwall to London to study fashion design. While struggling to fit in at her college, she begins to experience haunting visions of Sandie, a glamorous woman who lived during the Swinging Sixties. These visions begin to bleed into her reality, leading Ellie to adopt Sandie's style and lifestyle. As the line between her life and the visions blurs, Ellie becomes increasingly disturbed by menacing apparitions and a mysterious man who seems to recognize her connection to the past, forcing her to navigate a dangerous overlap between the present and the 1960s.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Eloise "Ellie" Turner, a teenager with troubled mental health, moves to London to study fashion. She is haunted by visions of Sandie, a glamorous woman from the 1960s. After a series of dreams where she sees Sandie's life and struggles, Ellie begins to emulate Sandie's look and lifestyle. She becomes haunted by apparitions of men who exploited Sandie, specifically a man named Jack. Believing she must avenge Sandie, Ellie tracks down a man she believes is Jack, only to discover he was an undercover officer. She then moves into a bedsit owned by Ms. Collins, who is revealed to be the original Sandie. Ms. Collins had killed her abusers and hidden their bodies, and she attempts to silence Ellie. A fire breaks out during a struggle, and Ellie eventually realizes that Sandie's 'visions' were actually memories of her own survival. The film ends with Ellie succeeding in her career while Sandie's spirit appears in a mirror, acknowledging their shared fate.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 116
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Edgar Wright
- Writers
- Edgar Wright · screenplay; Krysty Wilson-Cairns · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Thomasin McKenzie · Eloise "Ellie" Turner; Anya Taylor-Joy · Sandie; Matt Smith · Jack; Terence Stamp · the silver-haired man; Rita Tushingham · Ms. Collins; Michael Ajao · not specified; Diana Rigg · not specified
- Genres
- psychological horror; psychological thriller
- Themes
- danger of nostalgia; romanticizing the past; identity; trauma
- Tone and mood
- psychological; haunting; dreamlike
- Premise and plot tags
- time travel; ghost; haunted house; fashion
- Content notes
- prostitution
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its technical aspects, direction and performances, while its writing received some criticism (especially the ending).
- Reported review scores
- CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 73% · scale: percent · review count: 56% saying they would definitely recommend it
- Awards and nominations
- BAFTA Film Award · Outstanding British Film · nomination; BAFTA Film Award · Best Sound · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled Red Light Area, then The Night Has a Thousand Eyes.; The title 'Last Night in Soho' comes from a 1968 hit single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.
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