In Fabric
In Fabric is a 2018 British horror comedy film, written and directed by Peter Strickland. The film follows a haunted red dress as it torments various owners. It stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, and Gwendoline Christie.
Plot
Sheila is a recently divorced bank teller who lives with her teenage son Vince. She gets frequently chastised for insignificant work errors by her bosses and intimidated by Vince's girlfriend Gwen. After finding out about her ex-husband's new girlfriend and secretly seeing Vince performing oral sex on Gwen, she visits the department store Dentley and Soper's to buy a dress in the sales for a date. Assisted by enigmatic store clerk Miss Luckmoore, Sheila is drawn to a beautiful, flowing red dress, which Luckmoore convinces her to purchase. Sheila notices a strange rash on her chest after wearing the dress. Her washing machine later breaks down when trying to wash it, resulting in Sheila injuring her hand. At night, the store clerks are shown cleaning a lifelike mannequin, which appears to menstruate, as the elderly proprietor Mr Lundy observes and masturbates.
More details
author | Peter Strickland |
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contentLocation | England |
director | Peter Strickland |
editor | Mátyás Fekete |
genre | comedy horror |
keywords | attack bank teller bury carbon monoxide poisoning changing room clean closing time cunnilingus department store disturb divorce dumbwaiter german shepherd hear kill loot mannequin masturbate menstruate model oral sex poison red dress sale sew shop social life stag night teenage son washing machine |
musicBy | Cavern of Anti-Matter |
producer | Andrew Starke |
publisher | Curzon Artificial Eye |
theme | horror comedy |