Anya Taylor-Joy attends the photocall of "Last Night In Soho" during the 78t Film Festival in Venice' Italy | September 04, 2021

Anya Taylor-Joy travels back in time in thriller 'Last Night in Soho'

British film-maker Edgar Wright said he drew inspiration from the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Italian horror director Dario Argento to depict the dark side of London in his psychological thriller "Last Night in Soho".

The film, premiering out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, follows Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), a student enamoured with the 1960s who heads to London from the countryside intent on becoming a fashion designer.

But her dream fast turns into a neon-drenched nightmare as she finds herself transported back to the decade and inhabiting the life of Sandie, an aspiring singer played by "The Queen's Gambit" star Anya Taylor-Joy.

Wright, who started working on the idea more than a decade ago, called the film a "dark valentine to Soho", the central London area where most of the action takes place.