Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) (original) (raw)

Martha is a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader. Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy and brother-in-law, Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. When her memories trigger a chilling paranoia that her former cult could still be pursuing her, the line between Martha's reality and delusion begins to blur.

Martha is a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader. Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy and brother-in-law, Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. When her memories trigger a chilling paranoia that her former cult could still be pursuing her, the line between Martha's reality and delusion begins to blur. (less)

Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner
Producer: Josh Mond

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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 1, 2011

4 / 10

Here�s a film that leaves a host of unanswered questions and uncontested behavior behind. A deliberately opaque psychological drama, �Martha Marcy May Marlene� is a frustrating picture to watch, and it�s not because of its gut-churning portrayal of survival and surrender. Writer/director Sean Durkin aims to produce a mood of escalating disease, watching the title character succumb to her demons, fighting to grasp an enormous amount of trauma incurred by enigmatic seducers and antagonistic types. There�s plenty of meaningful staring and teary acts of mental distortion, but insight? Not in this ...read more...

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