Death of a Unicorn incorporates the real-life Unicorn Tapestry into its approach to the lore surrounding the mysterious fantasy creature. After realizing that the Leopold family intends to carve ...

Exclusive: Alex Scharfman unpacks each of the real-life “Unicorn Tapestries” and how they inspired the look, story, characterizations, and even ending of Death of a Unicorn.

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

The Unicorn Tapestries, in fact, have been interpreted by Christians as an allegory for the Crucifixion (which Ridley, in the film, explains as “the church commissioned artmaking as a way to ...

One of the Unicorn Tapestries featured in "Death of a Unicorn." Credit: A24. There are three unicorns in the film: Elliot and Ridley's victim is the foal, while its parents, ...

These tapestries are certainly not the only major works of European art to riff on unicorn myths — you can see a breathtaking collection of unicorn tapestries at the Cluny Museum in Paris, or ...

When “Death of a Unicorn” opens, Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd), an attorney in the family’s employ, is driving up to the Leopold estate somewhere in the vastness of a generic great north woods.

Today, we have a tapestry from the late Middle Ages (around the year 1500). As before, we’d like you to try to focus on the art for 10 full minutes, or as long as you possibly can. (You’ll be ...

Housed in a special climate-controlled room at the Musée du Cluny in Paris, the Lady and the Unicorn is composed of six tapestries in the mille fleurs (“thousand flowers”) style. Showcasing a ...

‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Paul Rudd Kills the Wrong Magical Creature in A24’s Biting Horror Satire Reviewed at SXSW (Headliners), March 8, 2025. MPA Rating: R. Running time: 107 MIN.