Die My Love
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“I'm stuck between wanting to do something and not wanting to do...anything at all”
Overview
Relocating Ariana Harwicz’s novel from the French countryside to rural America, Lynne Ramsay (Movern Callar) draws extraordinary performances from Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence in Die My Love. The powerhouse duo play Grace and Jackson, lovers who have moved from New York City to a semi-derelict house inherited from Jackson's uncle, with his mother Pam (Sissy Spacek) and father Henry (Nick Nolte) living nearby. The early days in isolation are filled with passionate intensity, but after the birth of their first child the couple finds themselves increasingly at odds. As Grace's behaviour becomes more erratic and Jackson grows more distant their relationship boils over into anger and resentment, threatening to incinerate their fragile family unit.
“What Lawrence does in Die, My Love...it’s the kind of performance you go to the movies for”
“Further proof that no one is doing it like Lynne Ramsay...a must-see thriller spectacle that turns a single woman’s experience into a brutally honest psychological epic”
“Visceral, bruising, and darkly humorous...hits like a sledgehammer”
Why See This Film
Die My Love is of course visually stunning, in part thanks to cinematographer Seamus McGarvey (DP on Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin) and the You Were Never Really Here director's willingness to viscerally immerse us in her characters. Ramsay excels in giving juicy starring roles to some generational talents like Joaquin Phoenix and Tilda Swinton, but here she bestows her gift on both leads: Lawrence's is a bravura performance of animalistic intensity, but Pattinson's more reserved foil is almost as impressive in expanding his range. Playing with non-linear narrative to disquieting effect, this wild ride through the messy complexities of love and motherhood is well worth the trip.
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