Stonehearst Asylum

 

Stonehearst Asylum 2014

• Director: Brad Anderson
• Seen by this director: Fringe, The Machinist
• Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe
• Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewliss, Brendon Gleeson, Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine, Jason Flemyng, Sinéad Cusack
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Kate Beckinsale, David Thewliss, Brendon Gleeson, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine - many
• Jim Sturgess – Cloud Atlas, Heartless, The Other Boleyn Girl, Across the Universe
• Jason Flemyng - Many Sunshine on Leith, I Give It a Year, Rob Roy
• Sinéad Cusack – V for Vendetta, Waterland, Twelfth Night
• Why? Interesting cast
• Seen: 18 December 2024      

       Young Dr Edward Newgate (Sturgess) arrives at the remote Stonehearst Asylum for his practical training. He soon discovers that things are not what they seem. With the help (or hindrance) of the lovely Eliza (Beckinsale) he struggles to figure things out. Who are the lunatics, and who are the sane? Or are they all lunatics?

       It’s quite twisty and exciting and spooky. And it raises questions about the treatment of the mentally ill, both in the 19^th century and now. 

3* of 5