Overview

• The film world-premiered in competition at Venice’s Sala Grande on Sept. 1.
• Amanda Seyfried leads as Ann Lee in a speculative musical that transforms original Shaker hymns into choreographed movements by Celia Rowlson‑Hall with music by Daniel Blumberg.
• Critics praise the craft, staging and Seyfried’s turn, while some question the movie’s emotional clarity and narrative warmth.
• Director Mona Fastvold co-wrote with Brady Corbet, who highlighted her final cut and a deliberately nurturing, collaborative set culture at the festival press conference.
• Produced on roughly $10 million by Kaplan Morrison with Intake Films and Proton Cinema, the 35mm feature was blown up to 70mm, with Charades handling international sales and CAA Media Finance overseeing North America.