Sean Durkin’s disquieting debut feature film is a slow-paced psychological thriller which works exceedingly well due to the superb performance of its star, Elizabeth Olsen. Olsen works magic to create a totally believable character that sucks us into the dark story.
A good supporting cast includes John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson and Brady Corbet.
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You can find more information on this U.S. movie on Wikipedia and IMDb. Ignore the average IMDb rating – this is a very good film with a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
As always, we recommend you don’t ruin any surprises by reading spoilers or watching this trailer:
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Title: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Language: English
Direction: Sean Durkin
Screenplay: Sean Durkin
Cinematography: Jody Lee Lipes
Editing: Zachary Stuart-Pontier
Score: Daniel Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy
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Finally got round to watching this and – as the critics have said – it’s really good. Olsen is superb.
very disturbing and scarey film! don’t watch it alone!!
great review though!