Her life changes when she meets rebecca, a glamorous and charismatic psychologist who takes an interest in her. Based on ottessa moshfegh’s astonishing first novel of the same name (screen adaptation by luke goebel), “eileen” spends time establishing eileen’s life rhythm, so we understand how destabilizing it is when that rhythm is shattered. Set during a bitter 1964 massachusetts winter, young secretary eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn. She lives with her father, a former police officer who is an alcoholic and suffers from paranoia (he believes he is being watched.)
Drawn by rebecca’s glamorous personality, eileen quickly befriends her.
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