We’re in the mid-19th century on the coast of Cornwall, site of a country estate that the hero Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) inherits from his cousin and guardian Ambrose, who married unexpectedly not long before his death.
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When Ambrose’s widow Rachel (Rachel Weisz) arrives in England, Philip is primed for suspicion – but, against his better judgment, finds himself falling under her spell.
Writer-director Roger Michel uses a varied bag of stylistic tricks to create a romantic mood and at the same time put us on edge.
When we first meet Rachel she’s hesitant and humble, picking her way through her sentences. Then her sense of mischief emerges – and we’re led to see her as a woman whose complex nature blurs simple distinctions between the false and the sincere.
