Elisa in Wonderland

2025

Aspect 2.00:1, 1 hour 45 mins

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Introduction

Author: Sunniva O'Flynn

Following a period of rehabilitation, Elisa (Nora Ní Anluain Fay) returns to her ancestral stately home, Stradbally, where she is haunted by acute anxiety, mental illness, and struggles with addiction. Despite the tender ministrations of Mary (Hilary Bowen-Walsh), the devoted housekeeper, she finds herself unravelling as reality and imagination blur and the paintings in her…

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Tableaux

1. Edgar Degas; La Coiffure. 1896.
1. Edgar Degas; La Coiffure. 1896.
2. Henry Fuseli; The Nightmare. 1781.
2. Henry Fuseli; The Nightmare. 1781.
3. Johannes Vermeer; The Milkmaid. 1658.
3. Johannes Vermeer; The Milkmaid. 1658.
4. Jean-Aguste Ingres; La Grand Odalisque. 1814.
4. Jean-Aguste Ingres; La Grand Odalisque. 1814.
5. Jacque-Louis David; The Death of Marat. 1793.
5. Jacque-Louis David; The Death of Marat. 1793.
6. Frida Kahlo; The Two Frida’s. 1939.
6. Frida Kahlo; The Two Frida’s. 1939.
7. Hieronymus Bosch: Characters depicted from The Garden of Earthly Delights. 1515.
7. Hieronymus Bosch: Characters depicted from The Garden of Earthly Delights. 1515.
1. Edgar Degas; La Coiffure. 1896.
2. Henry Fuseli; The Nightmare. 1781.
3. Johannes Vermeer; The Milkmaid. 1658.
4. Jean-Aguste Ingres; La Grand Odalisque. 1814.
5. Jacque-Louis David; The Death of Marat. 1793.
6. Frida Kahlo; The Two Frida’s. 1939.
7. Hieronymus Bosch: Characters depicted from The Garden of Earthly Delights. 1515.

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Critical Review

Author: Evelyn Reese

New Jersey Stage

Striking, compelling, and wickedly, yet beautifully tormented– words cannot describe the deep layers of intrinsic whimsy found in Elisa in Wonderland, another masterful film by Cléa van der Grijn. From set design to exceptional performances by the brilliant actors, not a single shot is lacking importance nor intrigue. The main ensemble: Nora Ní Anluain Fay,…

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