‘Eternity’ Star Elizabeth Olsen Reflects on Death and the Afterlife
At the premiere of Eternity, A24’s romantic dramedy featuring Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller, conversations about death took center stage. Olsen portrays a woman who has passed away and faces a choice about where and with whom to spend eternity: her first husband, who died in the Korean War, or her second husband, to whom she was married for over 60 years.
Elizabeth Olsen’s Thoughts on Death
Olsen shared that she has long envisioned what dying would be like. “I’ve had this kind of plotted out from a very young age,” she explained. Reflecting on her high school dreams, she said,
“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 loneliness aspect, she laughed, “I don’t know what to do with that, but that was part of my dream.”
Miles Teller’s Views
Miles Teller expressed hope that in the afterlife he will reunite with late friends and family members he never met. He also emphasized a desire to keep things simple in that realm.
Summary
Both actors explore themes of death and connection through their roles and personal reflections on what comes after life.
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