Overview
- Opening Nov. 7 via MUBI, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson with Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, and LaKeith Stanfield in support.
- Adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s novel, the project began after Martin Scorsese passed the book to Lawrence’s production company.
- Ramsay’s approach leans on 35mm cinematography, improvisational blocking that included having the leads crawl like cats, and original music featuring her cover of Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart.
- Early reviews widely praise Lawrence’s volatile, committed performance and Ramsay’s tactile craft, while several critics find the narrative diffuse and potentially alienating for mainstream audiences.
- Coverage often frames the story as about postnatal mental illness, a characterization Ramsay has publicly rejected, emphasizing creative block, desire, and environment instead.