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mother! (2017)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
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Overview
A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Rated R | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Jennifer Lawrence | Javier Bardem | Ed Harris | Michelle Pfeiffer | Brian Gleeson | Domhnall Gleeson | Jovan Adepo | Amanda Chiu | Patricia Summersett | Eric Davis | Raphael Grosz-Harvey | Emily Hampshire | Abraham Aronofsky | Luis Olivia | Stephanie Ng Wan | Chris Gartin | Stephen McHattie | Ambrosio De Luca | Gregg Bello | Arthur Holden | Henry Kwok | Alexander Bisping | Koumba Ball | Robert Higden | Elizabeth Neale | Kristen Wiig | Scott Humphrey | Marcia Jean Kurtz | Anton Koval | Carolyn Fe | Anana Rydvald | Cristina Rosato | Pierre Simpson | Mylene Savoie | Gitz Crazyboy | Shaun O'Hagan | Sabrina Campilii | Stanley B. Herman | Mizinga Mwinga | Genti Bejko | Andreas Apergis | Julianne Jain | Julien Irwin Dupuy | Bronwen Mantel | Amanda Warren | Mason Franklin | Laurence Leboeuf | Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse | Xiao Sun | Melissa Toussaint | Fred Nguyen | Danny MAlin | Adam Bernett | Bineyam Girma | Oliver Koomsatira | Mercedes Leggett | Alain Chanoine | Kimberly Laferriere | Deena Aziz | Izabela Dąbrowska | Hamza Haq | Vitali Makarov | Daniela Sandiford | Nathaly Thibault | Chloë Bellande | Nobuya Shimamoto | Peter Andrianopoulos
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2017 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 9 stars |
| (Average) 9 stars |
Viewing Notes
My rating may go up upon further reflection but my first impression is this is the best movie I’ve seen all year. A beautifully lit movie using natural light to great expressive advantage. Combined with the uncomfortably close up camera work throughout most of the film, the two create a great deal of tension and unease.
I was really looking forward to Bardem but Lawrence steals the show with a brilliant performance. XXX is also great. No surprise that the best performances are from women in a movie about the creative process, muses and religion.
While the religious and creative themes seemed almost too easily laid on the surface, there was plenty of symbolism that went right over my head (the frog in the oil tank room for instance).
I also had to remind myself that what’s obvious to me may not be so to others. A woman came up to us after the movie while the credits were rolling and asked us if we understood what it was about (since she obviously didn’t) before surmising that it was something to do with a satanic cult.
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