Plot
As renowned for her morose nature as she is for her horror fiction, writer Shirley Jackson (Elizabeth Moss) is crafting yet another masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds Fred and Rose disrupt her creative process and marriage to literary critic - and philandering professor - Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg). As Stanley spars to maintain academic dominance over his would-be protégé Fred, Rose attempts to dampen her own ambitions and adjust to married life while living under the roof of their fiery intellectual hosts with quicksilver loyalties and myriad neuroses. When the motives of Shirley's literary muse prove elusive, Rose's curiosity and trusting nature make her tender prey for a brilliant author whose only allegiance is to her work.
Written by
Sarah Gubbins, Susan Scarf Merrell
Directed by
Josephine Decker
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Killer Films, Los Angeles Media Fund, Mechanism Digital, Neon, Sikelia Productions, Curzon Film Distributors
Languages
English
Awards
4 wins & 25 nominations total