Saint Maud
The debut director s critically-lauded psychological horror already an indie awards season darling in the U.K. is now finally out in the U.S. after multiple pandemic delays.
It’s been almost a year and a half since
Saint Maud became one of the hottest films to emerge from the 2019 Toronto Film Festival.
British filmmaker Rose Glass’ debut feature a deeply unsettling psychological horror following a troubled and devout palliative carer (played to perfection by Morfydd Clark) who believes she’s been sent to nurse her terminally ill client (the equally superb Jennifer Ehle) with a God-given purpose was an instant hit among critics. A24 quickly snapped up U.S. rights following a reported bidding war. Weeks later, the Film4 and BFI-backed feature was hailed at the London Film Festival, jury head Wash Westmoreland describing it as marking the “emergence of a powerful new voice in British cinema.”
Jason Isaacs: How twist of fate allowed me to be there for my mother’s death
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Jason Isaacs has revealed he was able to be with his mother in her final moments due to a chance disruption in his filming schedule.
The Harry Potter star’s mother Linda died in 2014 in Israel, where she had moved from the UK some years before, of complications related to cancer and dementia.
He told the Marie Curie podcast that by chance he had been filming a television series in the country but production was halted after rockets were fired across the border with the Gaza Strip.
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The star of A24 s horror feature is also filming Amazon s Lord of the Rings prequel series in New Zealand, where life is back to normal: It s been very good for the soul.
The COVID-19 crisis has seen numerous big breaks put on ice as many cinemas have remained closed and release dates have been pushed further back. But few can match the potentially career-changing hiatus experienced by Morfydd Clark.
The Welsh actress lead performance as a troubled and God-fearing palliative care nurse in the psychological horror feature
Saint Maud, director Rose Glass feature debut, was one of the major revelations from the Toronto Film Festival in 2019. Rarely out of shot, Clark flips from deeply lonely, prudish caregiver to unstable zealot with chilling subtlety. A24 quickly pounced on U.S. rights. But the pandemic has seen the film s release pulled multiple times, first from April, then July. It s now due to hit theaters Jan. 29, before landing on VOD vi
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