A savage tale of female power, inspired by the mating rituals of the female Australian Red Back Spider.
Direction
Barton's painterly eye turns grotesque into gorgeously hypnotic.
Acting
Blanchett commits fully to something truly unhinged.
Production
Practical creature work and dance choreography merge beautifully.
Director
Del Kathryn Barton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barton, primarily a celebrated visual artist, made this her directorial debut—explaining its gallery-installation aesthetic and refusal of traditional narrative.
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