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The Moth Diaries (2011) 4.7
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Reviews: 29 user | 67 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Rebecca is suspicious of Ernessa, the new arrival at her boarding school. But is Rebecca just jealous of Ernessa's bond with Lucie, or does the new girl truly possess a dark secret? Director:Mary Harron |
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| Anne Day-Jones | ... |
Rebecca's Mother
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| Sarah Gadon | ... |
Lucy
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Charley
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Dora
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Sofia
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Kathleen Fee | ... |
Miss Bobbie
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Kiki
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Mrs. Rood
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Mr. Davies
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Rebecca's Father
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Young Rebecca
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Policeman
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Roxan Bourdelais | ... |
Sofia's Boyfriend
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Rebecca is suspicious of Ernessa, the new arrival at her boarding school. But is Rebecca just jealous of Ernessa's bond with Lucie, or does the new girl truly possess a dark secret?
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Rated R for some bloody images, sexuality, drug use and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
17 May 2012 (Kuwait) See more »Also Known As:
Die Sehnsucht der Falter See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,276 (USA) (20 April 2012)Gross:
$3,838 (USA) (27 April 2012)Company Credits
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Ernessa: He read you other fairy tales that you forgot.
[singing]
Ernessa: # My mother, she butchered me. My father, he ate me. My sister, little Anne-Marie, she gathered up the bones of me, and tied them in a silken cloth to lay under the juniper. Tweet, tweet, what a pretty bird am I! #
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Traditional arrangement
Adaptation of "The Juniper Tree, Tale 47" by The Brothers Grimm
Performed by Lily Cole
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Rebecca: You're wrong. The good things I remember about my father - the walks we took, the fairy tales he read to me - they all really happened.Ernessa: He read you other fairy tales that you forgot.
[singing]
Ernessa: # My mother, she butchered me. My father, he ate me. My sister, little Anne-Marie, she gathered up the bones of me, and tied them in a silken cloth to lay under the juniper. Tweet, tweet, what a pretty bird am I! #
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"Oranges and Lemons"Traditional arrangement
Adaptation of "The Juniper Tree, Tale 47" by The Brothers Grimm
Performed by Lily Cole
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Director Mary Harron ("American Psycho," "The Notorious Betty Page") tackles neo-Gothic horror in her latest film, an adaptation of Rachel Klein's novel "The Moth Diaries."
Set at a remote Canadian BoardingSchool for Girls, "…Diaries" is the story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger) and Lucie (Sarah Gadon,) really, really, REALLY close roommates who are looking forward to spending their last year at school together. Enter Ernessa (Lily Cole) a suspiciously gaunt, pale, yet dark figure who quickly attaches herself to Lucie. Rebecca finds herself on the outside looking in as Ernessa and Lucie's relationship grows stronger; all the while Lucie herself appears to be getting weaker and weaker.
Hmmm… Life force ebbing… Ernessa never seen during the day… Ernessa never seen eating or drinking… Could she be a… super model? No, no, that's not it. How about a vampire? A ha! Could be. Coincidentally, one of the books being taught by the new hunky English teacher (Scott Speedman) is "Carmilla," a Gothic novel about a female vampire and her prey (that actually predates Stoker's "Dracula" by about a quarter of a century.) Is this a case of life imitating art? Or would that be art imitating life imitating art? Regardless, Rebecca can't get anyone to believe her that Ernessa is a danger to them all, even after students and staff start dropping like flies. What's a good Catholic school girl to do?
Harron does her best with the material, and the film does a good job of establishing an overall mood of dread with several effective set pieces. The ending, however, underwhelmed me. It seems rushed and incomplete, which may reflect the film's apparent low budget more than the filmmaker's intent. Harron has done much with little before, so I found myself let down with this film's conclusion. Solid performances, good location work and moody cinematography can't make up for a haphazard script and the lack of a solid ending.
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