Overview
- Prime Video begins streaming Hedda today after a brief theatrical run that followed its September festival debut.
- DaCosta relocates the story to 1950s England, compresses the action into a single night at a party, and reimagines Eilert as Eileen to center three women and a sapphic dynamic.
- Tessa Thompson headlines alongside Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, Imogen Poots and Nicholas Pinnock in an ensemble receiving strong notices.
- The film’s craft draws attention, with Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography, Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score and Cara Brower’s production design shaping a lush yet unsettling period setting shot at Flintham Hall.
- Early reviews are broadly positive, spotlighting Thompson’s performance, with new-viewer explainers addressing the film’s provocative ending and the creative team expressing interest in possible follow-ups.