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In Netflix's 'The Perfection,' Allison Williams and Logan Browning are destined for greatness

(Warning: The following article contains minor plot spoilers for the Netflix thriller "The Perfection." You'll see another warning before discussion of the film's last act.)

In order to portray a pair of musical prodigies for Richard Shepard's psychological thriller "The Perfection," stars Allison Williams and Logan Browning had to learn to convincingly play the cello in a little over two months.

"At the time, I was shooting five days a week on ('A Series of Unfortunate Events'), so it was lots of early morning cello," said Williams. "I felt so bad for my neighbors. When I moved out of the apartment, I almost wanted to give them baskets or something, like, 'I'm so sorry for all of the 2 a.m. cello you had to listen to.' "

In the film, which is streaming on Netflix, Williams plays Charlotte, a virtuoso with a tortured past. Upon meeting Lizzie (Browning), the new star pupil at her former school, the two barrel together down a demented path that is as sinister as it is unexpected.

Though Williams and Browning hadn't met prior to production, the two quickly bonded over the shared instrument. "We immediately developed

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