Robert Eggers' recentretelling ofF.
Having witnessed the tragic accident, Myrtle becomes deeply disturbed by it all and slowly teeters into a depression.
Violent illusions of Nancy make her lose her sense of identity, leading the actress to physical harm.
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A woman of influence.
As opening night approaches,the lines between fiction and true self blur together.
The suffocating expectations placed on Myrtle by the theatrical world are too much for her to handle.
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This element wouldn’t have been possible without Gena Rowlands tear-jerking performance.
At the heart ofOpening Nightis Gena Rowlands' towering performance as Myrtle Gordon.
Thematically,Opening Nightresonates with Eggers passion for exploring existential questions.
Myrtles identity crisis taps into universal fears even relevant in today’s Hollywood.
It makes sense thatOpening Nightis one of Robert Eggers’s favorite films he often looks to for inspiration.
