‘Eternity’ Star Elizabeth Olsen on Death and the Afterlife
At the premiere of Eternity, A24’s romantic dramedy starring Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller, conversations about death were central. Olsen portrays a woman who has died and must choose where to spend eternity: with her first husband, who died in the Korean War, or her second, with whom she was married for over 60 years.
Elizabeth Olsen’s Reflection on Death
Olsen shared that she has long pictured what her own death and afterlife might be like. She said, “I’ve had this kind of plotted out from a very young age.”
“When I was in high school, I dreamt of being a very old lady on the coast of England, alone actually. I might have had an animal, and it would be like foggy and wet and kind of cold, and I would go on long walks and I would be in a small town that had like one of each thing you need — one bakery, one coffee shop, one fishmonger, one cheese shop, one community center, one theater. It was always just me because I like meeting new people and I like being a part of a community, and I always imagined I would die alone.”
When asked about the idea of dying alone, Olsen admitted with a laugh, “I don’t know what to do with that, but that was part of my dream.”
Miles Teller’s Views on the Afterlife
Co-star Miles Teller expressed hope to be reunited with late friends and family members he never had the chance to meet. He also mentioned his desire to keep the afterlife simple.
Summary
Elizabeth Olsen reflects candidly on her early imaginings of death and solitude, while Miles Teller envisions reconnecting with lost loved ones after life ends.
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