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In Fabric

  • 2018
  • 12
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
15K
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In Fabric (2018)
A ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and centered on a cursed dress.
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In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, wi... Read allIn Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

  • Director
    • Peter Strickland
  • Writer
    • Peter Strickland
  • Stars
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen
    • Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    • Julian Barratt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Strickland
    • Writer
      • Peter Strickland
    • Stars
      • Sidse Babett Knudsen
      • Marianne Jean-Baptiste
      • Julian Barratt
    • 169User reviews
    • 180Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 31 nominations total

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    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    • Jill
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    • Sheila
    Julian Barratt
    Julian Barratt
    • Stash
    Steve Oram
    Steve Oram
    • Clive
    Jaygann Ayeh
    Jaygann Ayeh
    • Vince
    Zsolt Páll
    • Lonely Heart on Horseback
    Richard Bremmer
    Richard Bremmer
    • Mr. Lundy
    Deborah Griffin
    • Miss Kolliston
    Fatma Mohamed
    Fatma Mohamed
    • Miss Luckmoore
    Susanna Cappellaro
    Susanna Cappellaro
    • Miss Lullworth
    Catherine Backhouse
    • Miss Brimblecombes
    Gwendoline Christie
    Gwendoline Christie
    • Gwen
    Pano Masti
    Pano Masti
    • Vlassis the Waiter
    Anthony Adjekum
    • Adonis
    Antonio Mancino
    • Sandro the Waiter
    Gabriel Nwonu
    • Lonely Heart
    Ed Dowie
    • Lonely Heart
    Barry Adamson
    • Zach
    • Director
      • Peter Strickland
    • Writer
      • Peter Strickland
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    6angelakenney-52982

    Half A Great Movie

    There's something admirable about taking a film about a killer dress deathly seriously. It's this sort of commitment we just don't see in movies anymore and In Fabric should be applauded for daring to take its subject matter seriously.

    In Fabric does start off well with Marianne Jean-Baptiste turning in a fantastic performance as a recently divorced woman working a soul crushing job, trying to take care of her rebellious live-at-home son and his truly awful girlfriend, and making time to go on dates with a bevvy of losers. Instantly, we can relate to this woman's plight and when she finds this beautiful red dress at a mysterious department store, it seems like things are looking up...until the dress starts making bad things happen. First of all, it doesn't want to be washed, so it causes washing machines to explode and, second of all, it was last worn by a model who met a gruesome end. Will our hapless heroine be next?

    In Fabric's biggest issue is that it feels like a short Tales From the Crypt episode extended to almost two full hours, which leaves the audience mostly bored after the first hour. There's a major detour the film takes mid-way through when it gets bored with its heroine and introduces a new set of characters which brings the film down, because we don't care about them nearly as much. Maybe if Jean-Baptiste hadn't been so phenomenal in the first half or they'd decided to make a film about multiple characters encountering this red dress, it wouldn't have been as jarring a switch.

    It looks stunning, has atmosphere in spades, and the music score is haunting, but it goes on for far too long and ends in the most anti-climactic way imaginable. It's still worthy of your time, but it's a shame a few things get in the way of it being really excellent.
    6kcsariano

    The Dress Floats

    In Fabric is quite an interesting, bizarre film. No need to type out a synopsis of the film, that's what IMDB is for. I watched the trailer for this and the close ups, strange audio, quick cut-shots really pulled me in to click play. I love a unique horror film that makes me think, and this movie definitely did that. Honestly I will say, if I hadn't read the first sentence of another review on here that had "consumerism" in it, I am not entirely certain I would have picked up on that theme until the very end of the movie.

    Majority of the movie has you guessing if the dress is cursed or if it is some type of illusion that these characters are experiencing. A lot of it is very confusing, especially the lead sales character who we aren't sure what she is. Is it a cult? Is she a witch? Why is her being bald so important? I couldn't tell you. Her strange henchman that never says anything also threw me off. I assume he is the owner of the department store, but what was their relationship and what was he whispering to her that made her snap out of her current emotion? Also couldn't tell you.

    I like the theme of consumerism is killing us all, controlling our minds and it works well I suppose. I think what turned me off was that the dress could fly, float, crawl, make rashes appear on the skin but without an explanation to of WHY. Again, was the department store a cult who put a spell on this fabric or dress? I don't know! Maybe I'm missing the mark here. I enjoyed it for the most part. It's odd, creepy, eerie, beautiful and whimsical. But I don't think it deserves another above a 6 or 7. Seems like the director/writer just wanted a fancy art movie so he could complain about capitalism.
    6Prismark10

    In Fabric

    Peter Strickland has taken an inspiration from M R James Whistle and I'll Come to You and given it a twist. In Fabric comes across as Dario Argento decided to make a kitchen sink drama in Britain.

    Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is looking for a dress for a blind date. The shop assistant Miss Luckmore (Fatma Mohamed) a lady with a thick east european accent and a peculiar way of talking sells her an artery red dress with a mind of its own. It also is a bearer of bad fortune.

    Sheila gets a rash and the washing machine dismantles when washing the dress. She has strange dreams and maybe her work is being affected. Sheila is a bank clerk who seems to be having weird appraisal meetings which includes being criticised that she has not shaken hands properly with someone.

    Later the story switches to Reg (Leo Bill) and his fiance Babs (Hayley Squires.) Reg wore the dress as a prank for his drunken stag night and again they seemed cursed. He gets a rash, the washing machine falls apart. Reg who is a washing machine repairer gets fired by his employer for fixing his own machine without permission. Something about they provided him with the training.

    In Fabric is a strange surreal film with influences that range from David Lynch, Dario Argento, Terry Gilliam to Ken Loach. It is set in some undefined time, but it looks like the 1980s. It makes a statement about consumerism and working in nightmarish bureaucratic organisations. The low cost airline Ryanair charge their pilots for their training. One day the pilots might go and work for someone else with the training they have provided to them.

    The second half is certainly weaker and the change of cast is jarring. At times it is too weird for its own good. Maybe the film should had stuck with Sheila's story and then ended.
    6okpilak

    Now that is a killer dress!

    Not too many stories about a killer dress. Yes, a dress that on a person gives looks that could kill, but not a lethal dress in itself. The real problem is that it is boring, and perhaps better appreciated by those intimate with the foibles of the British way. Sheila works at a bank, and it seems the bank has no end of interest in the most mundane actions of their employees. For instance, her work was great, but there was this little detail about her handshake, so they were giving here a brochure on how to do it properly. Or she waved back at a woman who was the mistress of one of the bank managers. That was looked upon as being insolent, as even the mistress should be properly regarded as a wife, and she failed that test. But she said the woman waved first. That is no excuse for not knowing the proper manner. One can get a feeling for Sheila who goes into a very snooty department store during their end of the year sale, and gets this great bargain in a dress. The model in the catalog who wore the dress died, and that dress carried with it a terrible haunting. Sheila's husband left her, and she was simply seeking a date for companionship, and the first date shown was terrible. The dress then goes on to another, but there is a less interesting story there. So one begins to seek out the ending, as it starts to get boring. Whether it is the script, or the pacing, or lack of focus, it loses it in the second half.
    5tchitouniaram

    Art for the sake of art...Not much substance...

    Art for the sake of art...Not much substance... It' like a mixture of"1984" with "Rubber",with a try to imitate David Lynch,Dario Argento and Cronenberg all at once...The result is very artful,but fails to really engage and excite,like the films of abovementioned Masters...All in all 5 stars for a good visuals,acting,music. One time watch,doesn't go into the collection...

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    • Trivia
      The 01632 dialing code used by characters throughout the movie does not exist - it is specifically reserved for use in works of fiction created in the UK such as movies, TV shows and books.
    • Goofs
      1:38:58 Into the movie, an animal can be seen darting across the screen.
    • Quotes

      loudspeaker in department store: A dramatic affliction has compromised our trusted department store. Get out graciously.

    • Crazy credits
      Includes a credit for "Mannequin Pubic Hair".
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by James Ferraro

      Published by New Age Tapes

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Маленька червона сукня
    • Filming locations
      • Croydon, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Rook Films
      • BBC Film
      • BFI Film Fund
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $197,592
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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