David Robert Mitchell’s Under Silver Lake Finally Gets UK Release Date

It’s been five years since David Robert Mitchell‘s It Follows. We’ve known for a while his next feature is Under The Silver Lake starring Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough. Back in September MUBI won the UK and Irish rights to the film but gave no release date.

Finally today MUBI have announced the highly-anticipated third feature, will be released in UK cinemas on 15 March 2019. The film will also be available to stream exclusively on MUBI the same day and according to the streaming channel, it will be the highest profile film to be released simultaneously on a SVOD service and in cinemas.

No UK Trailer has been released yet. A24 released the film in the U.S and here’s the trailer they released…

Here’s the film’s official synopsis…

Sam (Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Keough) swimming in his apartment complex’s pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy in the City of Angels.

Directed by David Robert Mitchell, the dazzling imagination that brought you IT FOLLOWS, the Palme d’Or-nominated UNDER THE SILVER LAKE is a delirious neo-noir fever dream about one man’s search for the truth behind the mysterious crimes, murders, and disappearances in his East L.A. neighbourhood. The film is also shot through with an atmospheric, dizzying and distinctive soundtrack by regular collaborator Disasterpeace.

Related: Film Review: It Follows (2014)

With this genre-bending follow-up to the breakout horror hit It Follows, Mitchell cements his reputation as one of the most innovative and daring young American directors working today, playing homage to a rich cinematic tradition from David Lynch to Alfred Hitchcock in his distinctive signature style.

Whilst focus on streaming channels seem to lean towards Netflix, Amazon Prime, MUBI slowly growing into a fantastic platform. They have been around for a while championing world-class cinema and classic film. Now they have expanded onto films released under their own banner (including the recent Suspiria remake) they are a force to be reckon with.

Under The Silver Lake will be released in UK cinemas on 15 March 2019 and available to stream exclusively on MUBI the same day. Could we see this making one last UK Film Festival appearance at Glasgow Film Festival next month?

The film also stars Topher Grace.