Lady of the House - Eyes in the Middle of the Night
Genre :
Dark Comedy / Erotic / Thriller
Director :
François Ozon
Writer :
Chad Taylor
Cast: Linda
Cardellini, Ezra Miller, Alfred Molina, Vincent Kartheiser, Cristin Milioti and Luke Wilson
Polly (Linda Cardellini) and Otto (Ezra Miller) stare at each other with a dead Frank (Alfred Molina) on the ground between them. Otto helps her up from the ground and begins to cry, telling her he is sorry. She is the one that re-assures him and tells him that everything will be alright. He asks her to hold him and she does. She then tells him that they must hurry in figuring out what to do next.
Thinking on his feet, Otto tells her that they should frame it as a robbery. She scans the room and sets her eyes on Frank’s safe in the bedroom closet and says she has an idea. She gets into the safe and takes out the most valuable thing in their home other than a house itself: Frank’s beloved golden watch. She hands it to Otto before closing the closet door. She tells Otto to lock it with the key and then throw the key out. After he does this, she tells him she loves him and instructs him to go back up to the attic. She then wails at the top of her lungs, loud enough for the neighbors to hear.
Victoria (Cristin Milioti) quickly arrives and is shocked to find Frank dead on the ground. Polly pleads for help and Victoria tells her that they heard the shots and have informed authorities. Victoria has to leave because she can’t look at Frank’s body much longer. The police arrive and help break Polly out of the closet to find her crying inside.
The police interview Polly and she tells them what happened. A burglary gone wrong. A black man broke in, demanded their valuable belongings from his safe and locked Polly in the closet. Frank woke up and fought back, with the burglar killing him in the process. When asked about their marriage, Polly tells them it was perfect and they never fought. They were so excited to be living in this new city. The police believe tell her they believe her and grieve with her for her loss. He tells her they will be back at her house the next day for a sweep of the home for any additional clues that may help catch the culprit.
Back at home, Polly and Otto talk about what their next step should be. She tells him that she needs to get rid of Frank’s revolver but she doesn’t want to do it herself and he shouldn’t leave the home, as it will immediately make him a suspect. They think it over before Polly tells him she has figured it out.
Cut to Polly crying in the company of Roy (Vincent Kartheiser) and Victoria at their home. She talks about how lonely and traumatized she is. As they comfort her, Victoria says she will go make some tea. When she does, Polly takes Roy’s hand and tells her that she is really, really lonely. She guides his hand to her bosom and he straightens up. He starts to pull his hand away but can’t find himself able to resist. She tells him to sneak over tonight so she won’t be lonely. He tells her husband just died but that is why she says she needs him now more than ever. She liked him as soon as they met and she could tell that she could give her something Victoria couldn’t. In a hushed tone, Roy says that they haven’t had sex since they were married. Polly tells him what time to come over and he agrees.
Exasperated in bed, Polly and Roy lay in bed smiling. He asks if he’ll be able to get more of that and she says of course. However, she has a favor to ask of him. We see this conversation from Roy’s point-of-view, where he zones out as he checks out Polly’s body. After he is finished talking, he shrugs his shoulders and says “sure, why not?”.
A final montage begins with multiple overlapping scenes. Otto writes in the attic while the police search the home and Polly ensures that they don’t know about the attic. Roy shows up at the La Brea tar pits and dumps Frank’s revolver there. While out, he buys a pulp novel which just so happens to be Otto’s. Victoria knits alone at home, humming to herself. Meanwhile, at police headquarters, a new detective is assigned to Polly’s case, Det. Don Vaughn (Luke Wilson). Vaughn looks over the files and potential suspects. He ends up going back to a picture of Polly with Frank. He tells his assistant that something doesn’t feel right about all of this.
At home, Polly and Otto stay cuddled in bed - keeping each other company, knowing things will never be the same.
Thinking on his feet, Otto tells her that they should frame it as a robbery. She scans the room and sets her eyes on Frank’s safe in the bedroom closet and says she has an idea. She gets into the safe and takes out the most valuable thing in their home other than a house itself: Frank’s beloved golden watch. She hands it to Otto before closing the closet door. She tells Otto to lock it with the key and then throw the key out. After he does this, she tells him she loves him and instructs him to go back up to the attic. She then wails at the top of her lungs, loud enough for the neighbors to hear.
Victoria (Cristin Milioti) quickly arrives and is shocked to find Frank dead on the ground. Polly pleads for help and Victoria tells her that they heard the shots and have informed authorities. Victoria has to leave because she can’t look at Frank’s body much longer. The police arrive and help break Polly out of the closet to find her crying inside.
The police interview Polly and she tells them what happened. A burglary gone wrong. A black man broke in, demanded their valuable belongings from his safe and locked Polly in the closet. Frank woke up and fought back, with the burglar killing him in the process. When asked about their marriage, Polly tells them it was perfect and they never fought. They were so excited to be living in this new city. The police believe tell her they believe her and grieve with her for her loss. He tells her they will be back at her house the next day for a sweep of the home for any additional clues that may help catch the culprit.
Back at home, Polly and Otto talk about what their next step should be. She tells him that she needs to get rid of Frank’s revolver but she doesn’t want to do it herself and he shouldn’t leave the home, as it will immediately make him a suspect. They think it over before Polly tells him she has figured it out.
Cut to Polly crying in the company of Roy (Vincent Kartheiser) and Victoria at their home. She talks about how lonely and traumatized she is. As they comfort her, Victoria says she will go make some tea. When she does, Polly takes Roy’s hand and tells her that she is really, really lonely. She guides his hand to her bosom and he straightens up. He starts to pull his hand away but can’t find himself able to resist. She tells him to sneak over tonight so she won’t be lonely. He tells her husband just died but that is why she says she needs him now more than ever. She liked him as soon as they met and she could tell that she could give her something Victoria couldn’t. In a hushed tone, Roy says that they haven’t had sex since they were married. Polly tells him what time to come over and he agrees.
Exasperated in bed, Polly and Roy lay in bed smiling. He asks if he’ll be able to get more of that and she says of course. However, she has a favor to ask of him. We see this conversation from Roy’s point-of-view, where he zones out as he checks out Polly’s body. After he is finished talking, he shrugs his shoulders and says “sure, why not?”.
A final montage begins with multiple overlapping scenes. Otto writes in the attic while the police search the home and Polly ensures that they don’t know about the attic. Roy shows up at the La Brea tar pits and dumps Frank’s revolver there. While out, he buys a pulp novel which just so happens to be Otto’s. Victoria knits alone at home, humming to herself. Meanwhile, at police headquarters, a new detective is assigned to Polly’s case, Det. Don Vaughn (Luke Wilson). Vaughn looks over the files and potential suspects. He ends up going back to a picture of Polly with Frank. He tells his assistant that something doesn’t feel right about all of this.
At home, Polly and Otto stay cuddled in bed - keeping each other company, knowing things will never be the same.
An acting showcase first and foremost, Lady of the House managed to captivate me in a way I didn't expect and that's all because of the lead trio and the great work by Ozon and Taylor.
"A couple of episodes was all this show needed to find its pace and with the shocking events of the last few episodes, the show finally pulled the trigger on the dark turn I was expecting. I'm intrigued to see how the second season can improve the show.
"I can only say that Lady of the House, like a violin that plays out of tune, got embroiled in the melodrama and I found it hard to enjoy the last few episodes as much as I liked the previous ones.
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