Now that Pearl has also been released on demand in the United States, A24 has released the clip with the first 5 minutes of the film, prequel to X – A Sexy Horror Story .
Director Ti West wrote it with protagonist Mia Goth , deservedly acclaimed for her portrayal of her eponymous role.
Being a prequel, we see Pearl little more than a teenager, with her husband at war and many dreams of glory. However, her desire to make it to Hollywood as a dancer is stifled by a strict mother, who wants her to focus only on farm work: maternal oppression, meeting with a charming projectionist and a long-awaited audition will shake her already fragile. mental balance.
Pearl was presented Out of Competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival , but does not yet have an Italian distribution. A24 has already announced that this particular franchise will continue with a second spin-off, Maxxxine , set in the 1980s: it will therefore be a sequel to the original film.
You can see the clip below.
Pearl’s clip
The cast of Pearl
In addition to Mia Goth , the cast also includes David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland and Emma Jenkins-Purro .
Production
Production is handled by A24 and Little Lamb . Filming took place in New Zealand, like that of X.
Ti West
With X , Ti West returned to directing a film after six years of absence from the big screen: his last feature film was in fact the western In the Valley of Violence , released in 2016. The American filmmaker, specialized in independent horror, has however kept busy with various TV series, including Tales From the Loop and Them .