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Allure is a 2017 Canadian thriller film written and directed by Carlos and Jason Sanchez in their feature film debut. It stars Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, and Denis O'Hare. It originally premiered under the title A Worthy Companion at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Troubled and Alone
- A Fine Line Between Love and Hate
- Conclusion: Allure
Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) is a wreck. She says so herself mid-way though Allure, but it’s gathered from even the opening scene. We meet Laura in a hotel room, blindfolding and commandeering a stranger for aggressive sex. She works for her creepy father William’s (Denis O’ Hare) cleaning company, and their relationship is tense, subduing a dormant bu...
After Laura receives a visit from police and Eva proposes calling her mother, a more sinister side comes out. She proceeds to lock Eva in a closet, which is just the tip of her possessive nature. Laura is consistently on edge, drowning herself with alcohol, and hanging on a thin thread of stability, which is more a facade than anything else. After ...
It is a sophisticated debut, taut and melancholy, that is effectually distinguished by the powerhouse performance of Evan Rachel Wood. Her character will floor you. This sort of film, in all its troubling attire, might not be for everyone. Allure challenges and leaves a significant trail of destruction in its wake. If you give it a chance, it’ll en...
- Kristy Strouse
A house cleaner meets a teenaged girl and convinces her to run away and live with her in secret. Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy.
Allure. During her job as a house cleaner, Laura bonds with an unhappy teenager, Eva. Their mutual attraction escalates as Laura convinces Eva to run away. During their time together, both must unearth certain truths to find their own way.
Official Trailer. Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) works as a house cleaner for her father's company but her personal life is not so pristine. Rough around the edges, looking for love in all the wrong places, her heartbreaking behavior points to hardships of the past.
- 2 min
Sep 13, 2017 · With: Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O’Hare, Maxim Roy. As an abused young woman who becomes a victimizer, Evan Rachel Wood proves again that she's a great actress and a star.
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Synopsis. Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy. Her beacon of hope comes in sixteen year-old Eva, a talented pianist disillusioned by the life her mother imposes upon her.
