Synopsis
Cordelia ia a troubled, damaged soul who is only just recovering after some unnamed trauma; she is an actor rehearsing a play and comes to stay in a creepy London mansion flat occupied by her twin sister Caroline and Caroline’s boyfriend Matt. When they leave her alone there Cordelia strikes up a friendship with Frank the charming, but strange and unreliable young man they can hear practising his cello in the upstairs flat – a relationship which quickly becomes very disturbing.
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Cast
- Antonia Campbell-HughesCordelia / Caroline
- Johnny FlynnFrank
- Catherine McCormackKate
- Joel FryMatt
- Anna DanshinaNatasha
- Michael GambonMr. Moses
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
Enigmatic and imperfect, but nonetheless absorbing and consistently unsettling, Cordelia offers a haunting visualization of a breaking-apart psyche. - 80
Film Threat
At a crisp 90 minutes, Cordelia is as enigmatic as its title character for the majority of its runtime. But with its lush cinematography, archaically creepy set design, and outstanding balancing acts from both Campbell-Hughes and Flynn, it’s never muddied to the point of being opaque and remains enthralling throughout. - 80
Empire
Part thriller, part character study, Cordelia is eerie and atmospheric, putting you in the fractured headspace of its desperate lead. An impressive dual achievement from co-writer/star Antonia Campbell-Hughes. - 75
RogerEbert.com
Sometimes the walls don’t have to be closing in to create an oppressive atmosphere. Sometimes it’s just enough to have the wallpaper closing in. - 63
Movie Nation
I found Cordelia an intriguing, immersive mystery that left me with more questions — not about what’s really going on, but about more mundane third act specifics — than it has answers to. - 60
The Guardian
Perhaps this film doesn’t entirely work all the way through, but it is a shard of malevolence that jabs into your skin. - 50
Little White Lies
Cordelia is a film of two halves and, unfortunately, only one of them is good. - 40
The Observer (UK)
Tension is frequently punctured by clunky dialogue.
