Madeline's Madeline

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Madeline's Madeline

6.3 | 1h34m | NR | en | Drama

Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.

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6.3 | 1h34m | NR | en | Drama | More Info

Released: August. 10,2018 | Released Producted By: Bow + Arrow Entertainment , Forager Film Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://madelinesmadeline.oscilloscope.net

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Cast

Helena Howard , Molly Parker , Miranda July

Director

Rocio Gimenez

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Bow + Arrow Entertainment , Forager Film

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Reviews

Dennis Matthies (DennisMatthies) A nomination for the cinematographer and perhaps Helena Howard. We seldom escape the consciousness of Helena's character, who suffers from bouts of severe dissociation as part of some psychiatric disorder inflected by her mother. The fading into and out of dissociation was genuinely therapeutic for me. For a general audience? Judging from the response last night, I'd say the relentlessly expressive cinematography interferes profoundly with the build-up of emotion and the clarity of narration. Creatives and especially actors will be inclined to forgive the chaos because of a diamond-like sequence toward the end that helps you feel what it's like for someone to turn their life into art. I'm going to see the film again tonight. Maybe on a second viewing I can feel more for the character and her struggle.

donnellymatt The reviewer who said this was one of the most bizarre and incomprehensible films they'd ever seen, I imagine, must be fairly new to movies. It's not incomprehensible in the slightest, it just happens to be coming from a unique perspective and requires a bit of focus.All three lead performances are incredible, I agree with a previous comment that they're all Oscar worthy. Certainly, Helena Howard is a force and in my book gives one of the best performances I've seen this year. She has an incredibly bright future ahead of her and I look forward to seeing more of her.I just love the way Josephine Decker's mind works. I've enjoyed her previous films and they seem to just get better with each release. Cinematography, pacing, narrative, performances, sound design; all of the elements here are intricate and purposeful and captured with precision.I can understand someone not enjoying the film because it is not a straight forward drama, it's brimming with anxiety and confusion and youthful naiveté (all of which are there for good reason) and does require a certain level of dedication as a viewer, but if you can give it a chance and take the time to digest the emotional roller coaster that is Madelin'e mind I think you'll be happy you did.

DJKwa //Revelation Film Festival Review//Arthouse films are often labelled with different adjectives that can split audiences. What some might label as pretentious, others might consider as a masterpiece. Madeleine's Madeleine oscillates between both sentiments but through its sheer force of its own conviction proves to be a startling achievement.The story follows Madeleine (an excellent debut from Helena Howard), a young performer recovering from a recent mental breakdown. As her personal life starts taking on a central role in a play she is rehearsing, Madeleine's grip on reality becomes increasingly tenuous. The lingering question is: is it art imitating reality or the other way around? Madeleine's Madeleine is an unconventional take on mental illness, but what part of mental illness is conventional?

frasay I disagree with the 1 Star review who says this movie has no reason to exist. Everyone is different right? I'd say mental illness is one of the more worthy themes to explore in a film. It's really well edited and shot. It's got some laughs. It's a bit erratic and dark and anxious, like the main character. The music and sound design is great. I'd say the 3 principal characters (Madeleine, her mum, the director) all give performances worthy of an Oscar nom. Yep, it's got an experimental vibe, it's kinda weird, but it's not eraserhead weird. Enjoy.