Overview
- Savage House is now playing in cinemas as a lockdown-written period film set in 1715 and directed by American filmmaker Peter Glanz.
- Critics consistently praise the film’s production craft, noting strong performances from Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy and cinematography by Adriano Goldman.
- Reviewers describe the film’s visual design and sets as sumptuous and period-accurate, with detailed costume and location work drawn from English country houses.
- Several critics argue Glanz’s contemporary, hostile framing and emphasis on visceral filth undercut the film’s intended satire and leave its tone confused and uncomfortable.
- Coverage places Savage House within Britain’s country-house tradition, comparing its Barry Lyndon and Hogarth references and noting the director’s outsider perspective shapes the film’s antagonistic portrayal of the past.