Tilda Swinton will lead the cast of David Lowery’s Death In Her Hands, an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, for See-Saw Fi
Tilda Swinton will lead the cast of David Lowery’s Death In Her Hands, an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, for See-Saw Films.
The film follows a recent widow who discovers a chilling handwritten note while walking in the woods near her novel home. She becomes obsessed with uncovering the identity and fate the woman mentioned in the note.
See-Saw’s in-house sales arm Cross City Films is teaming with WME Independent to secure financing at Cannes.
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Jeanie Igoe will produce the film, with executive producers Simon Gillis and Ann Phillips.
See-Saw describes the film as “an anarchic whodunnit, an otherworldly psychological thriller, and a striking portrait of a woman striving to take control of her own story.”
“I am a devoted fan of Ottessa Moshfegh, and the opportunity to translate Death In Her Hands to the big screen has been, in some ways, a subterfuge for getting to spend a great deal of time obsessing over her prose,” said Lowery. “But now the ruse is up! The script begot by the novel will soon become a film, and I am suddenly aware more than ever that adapting this particular work represents a devious challenge (anyone who’s read the novel will understand why)!
“But I’m ready for it, and am emboldened to have such wonderful collaborators at my side: the whole team at See-Saw, Jeanie, and of course, the incredible Tilda Swinton, who I know will illuminate Ottessa’s story in ways I could only dream of.”
“David Lowery is a master of crafting striking, atmospheric stories,” said a statement from Canning and Sherman. “We can’t wait for audiences to step into the world he creates and be swept away by Vesta’s story, played by the incomparable, magnetic, and endlessly compelling Tilda Swinton.”
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