IN FABRIC

IN FABRIC, 2018
United Kingdom | DCP, Color, 118’ | English
Director: Peter Strickland
Cast: Gwendoline Christie, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Caroline Catz

Known for his unique style as exemplified by films such as Berberian Sound Studio and the Duke of Burgundy, Peter Strickland’s new In Fabric is a reference to the Italian “giallo” films from the 1970s. Strickland states that he sought to “find out what kind of a relationship people have with clothes,” and portrays the state of hypnosis of consumption society as he follows the life of a cursed, red evening dress that fits everyone who puts it on. On sale at the D&S department store where everything is a bit off and even haunting from the sales team to the owner, the dress’s first subject is Sheila, an unhappy widow who is followed by the washing machine repairman Reg and his wife Babs.