Romola Garai's chilling horror film Amulet is about being trapped in a house
In a new episode of the I'm So Obsessed podcast, the actor best known for Atonement and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights opens up about making a Gothic horror movie that might hit way too close to home for some.
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Filmmaker Romola Garai (right) on set of her Gothic horror film Amulet.
You likely know Romola Garai from her roles in films like Atonement, Amazing Grace and Glorious 39, as well as the BBC mini-series Emma and The Hour. She's been nominated for a BAFTA and two Golden Globe awards. Earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Garai premiered the horror film Amulet, which she wrote and directed. Amulet is both a chilling and striking horror movie that marks Garai's debut as a feature filmmaker.
In a new episode of the I'm So Obsessed podcast on CNET, Garai talks about Amulet's release in theaters and video-on-demand on Friday and what it must be like for people who've been stuck at home (pretty much all of us these days) to watch a horror film about a person confined to a house.
"It's the idea of being in an enclosed space and that space being kind of a threat to you," said Garai. "You endlessly replay your life and every decision that you've ever made in your life, because you're suddenly confined in a way that you wouldn't be otherwise. People will relate to the idea of having to reevaluate yourself as a human being and look at yourself."
During our wide-ranging interview, we discuss how Amulet flips expectations of a horror film. Garai also discusses why social distancing will make period films near impossible to shoot and her time working with the late Patrick Swayze on the film Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.
Listen to my entire conversation with Garai on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. You can subscribe to I'm So Obsessed on your favorite podcast app. In each episode I catch up with an artist, actor or creator to learn about work, career and current obsessions.
