, the hulu film starring ben affleck and ana de armas didn’t receive raving good reviews, but i was intrigued to watch it nonetheless (based on the novel by , whose books i love), and honestly, i didn’t think it was all that bad. its script goes off the rails and is perhaps utterly implausible, but escapism it was for a little while and i found it entertaining (sans the creepy snails!). but i digress, i’m no movie critic, however, i am a connoisseur of set design. i love an inspiring set, and the greek revival home in new orleans where the troubled couple lives in the film is simply stunning. i’d define its design as celebratory decay — a haphazard, ethereal, eclectic mix of old and new that had me rewinding the film for a better look.
it was filmed at , a home built around the , in the historic lower garden district of new orleans, and it’s been used in as well. this time around, the talented set designers gave this house such a cool, effortless vibe, with sometimes a kind of haunted, dark feeling, but i’d live there, haunted or not. so this week’s design aesthetic is inspired by , which i’m not sure you’ll be head over heels for, but that’s why they invented ‘fast forward’ and ‘pause’ — just so you can dive deep (no pun intended) into all the dreamy details.
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