‘Seven Veils’ Review: Amanda Seyfried & Atom Egoyan Reteam for Bracing Exploration Of Trauma Via Some Opera & Meta-Text

This is what you can expect from ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Seven Veils’ and ‘The Rule Of Jenny Pen’, which arrive in the dark rooms this weekend

SEVEN VEILS' (2025) A twisted tidal wave of art and trauma.

SEVEN VEILS In SEVEN VEILS, filmmaker Atom Egoyan examines the exploitation of female trauma. The line of art and life blur completely as a protege director remounts her mentor’s production of Salome with an unusually intimate touch.Egoyan’s editing is complex. It forces you to keep up. It is both the film’s best and worst aspect. If you drop focus, the film will run away from you in its artistic endeavor. The juxtaposition of Jeanine’s childhoo…

‘Seven Veils’ Review: Amanda Seyfried & Atom Egoyan Reteam for Bracing Exploration Of Trauma Via Some Opera & Meta-Text

A Russian nesting doll of trauma, meta-text, and workplace politicking, “Seven Veils” stretches the boundaries of its medium to tell a story that hovers between several different thematic and narrative levels. An opera inside a movie that is a synthesis of in-universe history and abuse, the film uses “Salome” as a launching pad to explore what it means to grapple with trauma and its enduring legacy. As a bonus, it is also a sneaky good “office” …