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Madeline's Madeline

2018

Josephine Decker

Molly Parker, Helena Howard, Miranda July, Julee Cerda ...

5.8

249

Drama A theater director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

	Media	Author	Review
		Bilge Ebiri Village Voice	"Featuring a star-making turn from newcomer Helena Howard (...) The narrative might be shattered, but the film’s slipstream of emotion is powerful and inescapable."
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A mind-scrambling masterpiece (...) Miranda July and breakout star Helena Howard anchor one of the freshest and most exciting films of the 21st century."
		Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"Visually and sonically experimental… a distinctive world (...) Entrancing and wanting (...) The story eventually throws dramatic coherence out the window"
		Richard Brody The New Yorker	"[It is shot] in jagged angles and torn edges, with physical energy and piercing clarity (...) The central triangle of women in 'Madeline’s Madeline' offers stringent, fierce, yet delicately detailed performances"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"'Madeline’s Madeline' is one of those movies that is guaranteed to surprise you in one way or the other. (...) It’s beautifully unwieldy"
		Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"What makes the film transcendent is how she [Decker] uses the art of cinema to convey it and Howard’s phenomenal performance (...) A truly exquisite cinematic experience"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"I found it absorbing and weirdly moving (...) It’s an immersive and exotic experience. Howard is a revelation (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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