Her Private Hell – first-look review

Nicolas Winding Refn returns to feature filmmaking after a decade with Her Private Hell, a giallo-inspired thriller that premiered Out of Competition at Cannes 2026. The film follows Elle, a young actress caught in a noir-tinged narrative involving a serial killer known as Leather Man and her search for a missing daughter. Thematically echoing The Neon Demon, Refn employs his signature neon-saturated aesthetic in pinks and blues, assembling a cast including Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, and Havana Rose Liu. The score by Italian horror maestro Pino Donaggio underscores Refn’s deliberate homage to giallo cinema traditions. Despite conceptual promise, the reviewer contends the film fails to translate its intriguing premise into compelling execution, marking a disappointing return for the provocative auteur whose last feature played Cannes In Competition a decade prior.


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