Apartment 7A truly is a feast for the eyes
“This is the role you were born to play.”
From the opening frame, I was enamored with Natalie Erika James’ sophomore motion picture, Apartment 7A. The overall production exudes a golden age film style that hypnotizes, making it the perfect way to kick off spooky season.
Given that most film fare spawning from franchises or well known properties tend to be mediocre at best (or for that matter a bunch of flim flam) I had grave concerns about a Rosemary’s Baby prequel.
Set in 1965-68 New York, Apartment 7A serves as a prequel to the famed Rosemary's Baby. The film opens with dancer, Terry Gionoffrio (Julia Garner), preparing to perform a stage musical. Sadly, all of her dreams come literally crashing down when she succumbs to an injury mid performance.
When a chance encounter leads her to the eccentric, elderly couple Minnie (Dianne Wiest) and Roman (Kevin McNally) Castevet, her life is forever altered in the most unimaginable way possible.
As the tagline of the film states, “Rosemary was not the first.”
It is unfortunate that Paramount+ elected to make this a direct to stream venture. I was fortunate enough to catch it on the silver screen during Fantastic Fest and it was such a treat.
At: https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2024/9/26/apartment-7a
Reprising the late Ruth Gordon's role, Dianne Wiest portrays the sinister Minnie Castevet - with Julia Garner taking up the role of Terry Gionoffrio, the forgotten first victim from Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, in Natalie James' Apartment 7A.
