When the past lets you in, the truth will come out.|Oct. 21, 2021|United Kingdom | United States|117 Min.|R
Genre: Crime;Horror;Mystery;Romance;Thriller
Description: Eloise “Ellie” Turner is passionate about the music and fashion of the Swinging Sixties and aspires to become a fashion designer. Her mother, also a designer, tragically ended her life during Ellie’s childhood. Ellie occasionally sees her mother’s ghost in mirrors. Moving from her rural home near Redruth, Cornwall, to London to study at the London College of Fashion, Ellie struggles to fit in with her peers, especially her snobbish roommate, Jocasta. Only John, a fellow student, shows her kindness.
Unhappy with her dorm life, Ellie rents a bedsit in Goodge Place, owned by an elderly woman named Alexandra Collins. That night, Ellie experiences a vivid dream where she is transported back to the 1960s. At the Café de Paris, she encounters a confident young woman named Sandie, who is determined to become a singer at the club. Sandie begins a relationship with the charming manager, Jack. The next morning, Ellie designs a dress inspired by Sandie and notices a love bite on her neck.
Ellie continues to have dreams about Sandie, witnessing her successful audition at a Soho nightclub, arranged by Jack. Inspired by these visions, Ellie dyes her hair blonde, adopts Sandie’s fashion style, and uses her as a muse for her designs. She also takes a job at a pub, where she catches the attention of a silver-haired man who notices her resemblance to Sandie.
As the dreams persist, Ellie discovers that Sandie’s life is far from ideal, as Jack begins to exploit her, forcing her into prostitution. In her waking life, Ellie is haunted by monstrous apparitions resembling Jack and the men who abused Sandie. Terrified, she flees a Halloween party with John, only to have a vision of Jack murdering Sandie in her bedsit.
Determined to uncover the truth, Ellie seeks out the silver-haired man, believing he is Jack. She approaches the police but is dismissed. Searching for evidence, Ellie looks for newspaper reports about Sandie’s murder in the university library but instead finds stories of local men who disappeared without a trace. Surrounded by terrifying spirits, Ellie’s fear drives her to the brink of harming Jocasta.
Cast director: Edgar Wright
Cast actor: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Rita Tushingham, Aimée Cassettari, Synnøve Karlsen, Jessie Mei Li
Original name: Last Night in Soho