


Things take a strange turn when the car arrives, but the girls refuse to leave and try to seduce him. It is then that the two young women, Genesis (Lorenza Izzo) and Bel (Ana de Armas), show up at Evan’s doorstep, completely drenched and apparently looking for a house where a party is being hosted.Įvan asks the two girls to come into his home and ensures that they are comfortable before hiring a car for them to go home. As the night falls, it starts raining heavily.

Before leaving, Karen tasks her assistant Louis (Aaron Burns) to safely relocate one of her bigger sculptures to an art gallery. He intends to use the time to finish a long-overdue project. Karen and the two children are going away for a short holiday at the beach without Evan as he is still undergoing physical therapy for a shoulder injury he sustained at some point before the film began. Karen is a high-profile artist whose artworks generate a significant portion of the couple’s collective income and sponsor their affluent lifestyle. SPOILERS AHEAD!Įvan is a successful architect living in an expensive-looking, glass house with his wife Karen (Ignacia Allamand) and their two children. The ending, in particular, solidifies the film’s position among the most popular erotic thriller movies. Either way, years after its original premiere, the film continues to inspire much discussion. While many praised Roth’s willingness to depict some very disturbing and previously-unexplored themes, others noted what they perceived as instances of homophobia and racism in the plot. When the film originally came out, the critical responses it received were all over the spectrum. They seduce him and uses the footage of the incident to threaten and torture him.
