Overview
- The film is now streaming on Prime Video following a limited theatrical rollout in the U.S. and U.K.
- Tessa Thompson stars as Hedda, with Nina Hoss as Eileen, in a version that relocates the story to mid‑century England and reframes the central relationship.
- DaCosta and Thompson have discussed the film’s reworked conclusion in new interviews, emphasizing intention and audience interpretation without replicating the play’s finality.
- Core elements of the classic remain, but the adaptation compresses the drama into a single charged night and leans into stylized visuals and tonal shifts.
- Early reviews single out Thompson’s commanding performance and the film’s craft, including Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography and richly detailed design.