Charles Perrault\'s Bluebeard gets a feminist gothic makeover in this subversive take on the famous French fairy tale--from the filmmaker behind the cult film, The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre Judith is a successful novelist, but she\'s a little sensitive.
From the visionary filmmaker of The Love Witch , this is a modern gothic feminist take on the classic folktale Bluebeard..
And then there are those whispers amongst the staff, unsettling rumors from London, and strange rattlings from the crypt..
But soon her perfect marriage begins to fall apart and she finds herself trapped in a nightmare, as her husband\'s mysterious nature, and his alternation of charm and violence, become more and more confusing and frightening.
After a whirlwind honeymoon in Paris, he whisks her away to a Gothic Castle in the countryside.
His love transforms her from a plain, lonely girl into a beautiful, glamorous woman overnight.
Then Judith meets Gavin, a handsome and charming baron, at a wedding on the Cornish coast.
Judith receives visions from the saints.
She yearns for a romance to yield to but remains a virgin.
She loves a drink (or 3) but isn\'t sure if she loves the handsome doctor who is courting her.
She\'s from a good family, even if that family favors her more beautiful sister.
Charles Perrault\'s Bluebeard gets a feminist gothic makeover in this subversive take on the famous French fairy tale--from the filmmaker behind the cult film, The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre Judith is a successful novelist, but she\'s a little sensitive
