‘Eternity’ Star Elizabeth Olsen on Death and the Afterlife
At the premiere of Eternity, A24’s new romantic dramedy starring Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller, much of the conversation centered around death and what comes after. Olsen portrays a woman who has died and must choose where—and with whom—to spend eternity: her first husband, who died in the Korean War, or her second, to whom she was married for over 60 years.
Elizabeth Olsen’s Reflection on Death
Olsen shared that she has envisioned her own death and afterlife for many years. She revealed,
“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.”
Despite her love for community and meeting new people, she said,
“It was always just me… and I always imagined I would die alone.”When asked about this, Olsen laughed and added,
“I don’t know what to do with that, but that was part of my dream.”
Miles Teller’s Hopes on the Afterlife
Co-star Miles Teller expressed his wishes for the afterlife as well. He hopes to reunite with late friends and family members he never had the chance to meet, adding that he wants to keep things simple.
Summary
Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller shared intimate thoughts on death and eternity at the Eternity premiere, revealing personal hopes and the complexity of imagining life beyond death.