Chloë Sevigny And Kristen Stewart Star In First Trailer For LIZZIE

Tomorrow marks the 126th year anniversary of the infamous 1892 axe murder of the Borden family in Fall River, Massachusetts. Based on the true story, watch the trailer for LIZZIE.

Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, “Big Love”) stars as Lizzie Borden, the notorious woman at the heart of one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. After a lifetime of loneliness, Lizzie finds a kindred spirit in housemaid Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart) and their secret intimacy sparks an unthinkable act. Director Craig William Macneill (The Boy (2015), “Channel Zero: Candle Cove”) explores the days leading up to the savage crimes in a dark tale of repression, exploitation and thwarted dreams.

Making a film that offers a fresh take on the story of Lizzie Borden has been Chloë Sevigny’s passion project for almost a decade. The actor and filmmaker, who grew up in New England, has been intrigued by the tale of the famed murderess ever since she visited the Borden family home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her curiosity about Borden — and the events that may have driven her to violence — has inspired a tense psychological thriller that also provides a piercing glimpse of the life of an unmarried woman in 19th -century America.

“I had heard little tidbits about her all my life, but I didn’t really know her story,” says Sevigny, who commissioned the script and produced the film. “When I visited the house, I learned about her history and all the different theories about the murders. I began to feel a lot of empathy for her. Yes, she was possibly a killer, but she was also a prisoner of her circumstances. The legend is that she was an outcast and a loner, which made me really feel for her as a woman.”

It is believed by some that Lizzie also suffered from epilepsy in an age when the condition was not well understood. “I think she was very damaged after losing her mother and living with her condition,” Sevigny says. “I don’t think that she was innately a crazy person. She’s driven to the  brink, and when a sympathetic person comes into the house ― their maid, Bridget ― she finds escape in their relationship.”

Saban Films and Roadside Attractions will release LIZZIE in theaters September 14, 2018.

Visit the official site: lizziethefilm.com