Lyle (film)
Lyle | |
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Directed by | Stewart Thorndike |
Written by | Stewart Thorndike |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Grant Greenberg |
Edited by | Jennifer Ruff |
Music by | Jason Falkner |
Production company | Tacoma Films |
Distributed by | Breaking Glass Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lyle is a 2014 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Stewart Thorndike. The film tells the dramatic story of a mother grieving over the death of her toddler. The film stars actress Gaby Hoffmann in the lead role. Lyle was billed "as a lesbian Rosemary's Baby ."[1]
Plot summary[]
A young couple moving into a new home suffer a guilt & grief filled journey to losing their child. Soon mysterious feelings abound as those around them seem to harbor plans for the couple's next newborn child.
Cast[]
- Gaby Hoffmann as Leah
- Ingrid Jungermann as June
- Eleanor Hopkins as Lyle
- Rebecca Street as Karen
- Michael Che as Threes
- Kim Allen as Taylor
- Ashlie Atkinson as Therapist
Reception[]
Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said "Gaby Hoffmann's ferocious unraveling is the main attraction in this well-done but slightly new-millennium riff on Rosemary's Baby."[2]
References[]
- ^ Holpuch, Amanda (30 July 2014). "Lyle: the 'lesbian Rosemary's Baby' to be streamed for free online". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (July 13, 2014). "'Lyle': Outfest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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