""Like, how you would be in the public eye back during the 1800s when you'd sit for a pre-Raphaelite painting," she explained. "Or you could be a showgirl by being a cabaret burlesque club performer, you could be a theatrical actor putting on a performance, you could be a Vegas showgirl. You could be one of the girls in the Busby Berkeley screen-siren era of the '30s and '40s.""
"Taylor Swift may no longer be in her Tortured Poets era, but she's still our English teacher. On Oct. 3, to celebrate her new album The Life of a Showgirl, the singer premiered the music video for "The Fate of Ophelia" exclusively in movie theaters. Not only was it fittingly cinematic, but it also included numerous Easter eggs. As Swift said in a behind-the-scenes featurette, she envisioned the music video as a historical journey through different iterations of showgirl."
Taylor Swift premiered the cinematic music video for "The Fate of Ophelia" in movie theaters on Oct. 3 to celebrate The Life of a Showgirl. The video stages a historical journey through showgirl archetypes, including 1800s pre-Raphaelite imagery, cabaret burlesque, theatrical performers, Vegas showgirls, and Busby Berkeley-era screen sirens. The production includes Eras Tour dancers, a cleaning cart nod to concert mobility, a loaf of bread and a peach referencing sourdough and a lyric, and an appearance by a cat as a personal Easter egg. Swift wrote and directed the video with collaborators Mandy Moore and Rodrigo Prieto.
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