The Moth Diaries (2011)

Director:

Mary Harron

Writers:

Rachel Klein (novel)
Mary Harron (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 May 2012 (Kuwait)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

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? |

Plot Keywords:

Suicidal | Snow | Haunted By The Past | Teacher | Razor Blade

Cast

Sarah Bolger	...	Rebecca
Anne Day-Jones	...	Rebecca's Mother
Sarah Gadon	...	Lucy
Valerie Tian	...	Charley
Melissa Farman	...	Dora
Laurence Hamelin	...	Sofia
Kathleen Fee	...	Miss Bobbie
Gia Sandhu	...	Kiki
Lily Cole	...	Ernessa
Judy Parfitt	...	Mrs. Rood
Scott Speedman	...	Mr. Davies
Julian Casey	...	Rebecca's Father
Steffi Hagel	...	Young Rebecca
Leif Anderson	...	Policeman
Roxan Bourdelais	...	Sofia's Boyfriend
Deena Aziz	...	Psychiatrist
Alain Goulem	...	Detective (as Al Goulem)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zina Anaplioti	...	Cute Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Mary Harron

Writing credits
Rachel Klein		(novel)
Mary Harron		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Collins	....	co-producer
Sandra Cunningham	....	executive producer
Jean-François Doray	....	executive producer
Ronald Gilbert	....	co-producer
Norton Herrick	....	executive producer
Zygi Kamasa	....	executive producer
Jon Katz	....	executive producer
Karine Martin	....	producer
Louis-Simon Ménard	....	executive producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	executive producer
Sarah Ramey	....	associate producer
Mark Slone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lesley Barber

Cinematography by
Declan Quinn

Film Editing by
Andrew Marcus

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Rosina Bucci
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Sylvain Gingras

Art Direction by
Camille Parent

Set Decoration by
Daniel Carpentier
Ginette Paré
Josée Pilon

Makeup Department
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Annick Chartier	....	key makeup artist
Lyne Lapiana	....	hair stylist
Félix Larivière	....	head of hair department
Nicki Ledermann	....	makeup consultant
Fanny Vachon	....	first makeup artist
Fanny Vachon	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Martin Couture	....	unit manager
Vlad Doclin	....	production manager
Tim Morris	....	post-production supervisor
Tricia Perrott	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Buck Deachman	....	first assistant director
David Kennedy	....	third assistant director: Ireland
Laurence Mercier	....	second assistant director
Bethan Mowat	....	second assistant director
Gail Munnelly	....	first assistant director: Ireland
Karine P. Labelle	....	third assistant director
Don Terry	....	first assistant director: Montreal
John Walsh	....	second unit director (as John C. Walsh)

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	key scenic artist
Renée Boulais	....	painter
Patrick Boulianne	....	set key props
Michel Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Valérie Caron	....	art department assistant
Annie Carpentier	....	property buyer
Stephen Craig	....	painter
Louis Cyr	....	assistant property master
Brigitte Côté	....	painter (as Brigitte Coté)
Louis-Paul Dallaire	....	property buyer
Louis Frederic Denomme	....	set dresser
Vianney Deslongchamps	....	swing gang
Maxine Detuil-Gravel	....	on-set property assistant
Daniel Dupuis	....	swing gang
Alain Dussault	....	graphic artist
Stéphane Esteves	....	swing gang
Pierre-Yves Gagnon	....	assistant set dresser
Michael Hentges	....	painter
Jose Holder	....	storyboard artist
Reno Hébert	....	greens (as Reno Hebert)
Dylan La Frenière	....	key greensman
Ann Leduc	....	painter
Eric Legendre	....	swing gang
Julie Montplaisir	....	art department coordinator
Blanche Moreau	....	art department assistant (as Blanche Mathilde Moreau-Lépine)
René Morin	....	swing gang
Roger Paquin	....	greens
Patrick Parle	....	set dresser
Michel Perrault	....	picture vehicles coordinator
Sébastien Perron	....	swing gang
Carl Pépin	....	set key props
Michel Richard	....	swing gang
Stephan Robert	....	painter
Pascale Rocray	....	set dresser
Alex Touikan	....	set designer
Sabrina Tremblay-Gagnon	....	on-set property assistant

Sound Department
Norman Bernard	....	boom operator
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr mixer
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Steve Fanagan	....	additional sound editor
Garret Farrell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michelle Fingleton	....	adr editor
John Fitzgerald	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Griffin	....	adr recordist
Aza Hand	....	sound effects editor: sound designer
Fionn Higgins	....	dialogue editor
Eoghan McDonnell	....	foley artist
Jean McGrath	....	foley recordist
Simon Poudrette	....	sound recordist
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator

Special Effects by
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects supervisor
Marc Reichel	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Louise Brand	....	head of operations: 4DMax
Fred Burdy	....	visual effects artist
Andy Clarke	....	head compositor
Mário Domingos	....	particle animation
Florentin Ionita	....	digital compositor
Jenny Keane	....	compositor
Duncan Lees	....	head of 3D services: 4DMax
Sean McGrath	....	visual effects producer
John Palmer	....	digital film bureau manager
Mario Rachiele	....	visual effects supervisor: Montreal
Jean-Marc Rulier	....	cyber scanning technician: 4DMax

Stunts
Nancy Bouchard	....	stunt performer
Brendan Condren	....	stunt coordinator: Ireland
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunt coordinator: Canada
Eimear O'Grady	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
David Boyle	....	camera trainee: daily
Yvan Brunet	....	first assistant camera: B camera
Jocelyn Charbonneau	....	camera apprentice
Andrew Dent	....	best boy electrician
Sylvain Dupuis	....	second assistant camera
Samuel Eusanio	....	grip
Sylvain Girard	....	rigging grip (as Sylvain Girouard)
George Haryszyn	....	generator operator (as Georges Hryszyn)
Louis-Ètienne Hébert	....	electrician
Sylvain Jouvet	....	electrician
Walter Klymkiw	....	rigging gaffer
Rhyce Langker	....	remote head technician
Serge Lapointe	....	video assist operator
Michael Larouche	....	video assist operator
Benoit Leduc	....	grip
Alain Masse	....	key grip (as Alain Massé)
Gregory Middleton	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeff Nichol	....	dolly grip
Cormac O'Omáille	....	first assistant camera
Gary Pachany	....	first assistant camera
Stéphane Pilon	....	best boy grip
Martin Renaud	....	best boy grip
Carlo Secchiaroli	....	dolly grip
Christian Sirois	....	electrician
Stéphane Sorensen	....	rigging grip
Jan Thijs	....	still photographer
François Warot	....	gaffer
Karine Zerbe	....	second assistant camera: B camera

Casting Department
Shaheen Baig	....	casting: uk
John Buchan	....	casting: Canada
Rich Delia	....	casting associate
Allison Estrin	....	casting associate
Michael Fredlund	....	casting assistant
Jason Knight	....	casting: Canada
Johanne Titley	....	executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvie Charbonneau	....	seamstress/breakdown artist
Julie Chenard	....	assistant wardrobe dresser
Diane Daoust	....	seamstress/breakdown artist
Laurence Delorme	....	seamstress/breakdown artist
Marc Duchemin	....	costume department assistant
Sylvie Guillard	....	costume department assistant
Ève Léveille	....	costume department assistant
Josée Philibert	....	key wardrobe dresser
Alain Vallée	....	wardrobe department coordinator
Valérie Bélègou	....	dresser (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Sophie Farkas Bolla	....	assistant editor
Dave Hughes	....	digital intermediate colorist
Eric Marapin	....	dailies editor
Sean McGrath	....	post-production coordinator
Aidan O'Brien	....	first assistant editor
Allyn Quigley	....	assistant editor
Trevor White	....	dailies film colorist
Bill Holley	....	colorist: film dailies (uncredited, co-colorist)

Music Department
Doug Bernheim	....	music consultant
Jatinder Chopra	....	additional orchestrator
Tony Lewis	....	music editor (temp score)
Abbie Lister	....	music supervisor
Lewis Morison	....	music editor
James Shearman	....	orchestrator: conductor
Nick Taylor	....	score recording engineer & mixer

Transportation Department
Daniel Langlois	....	driver
Eric Normandin	....	driver
David Tomassini	....	driver
Philippe Wéris	....	driver

Other crew
Lynn Beaudin	....	location consultant
Lise Beaudoin	....	set security
Émilie Blake	....	key set production assistant (as Emilie Blake)
Pierre Blondin	....	location manager
René Bouchard	....	set security
Laurent Boye-Guérin	....	international festival publicity team: Telefilm Canada (as Laurent Boye)
Roland Chaput	....	key craft service
Guenael Charier	....	production assistant (as Guenäel Charrier)
Nickey Chow	....	second assistant accountant (as Nicole Chow)
Dany Curadeau	....	production assistant
Eric Curadeau	....	production assistant
Julien Côté-Bouchard	....	truck production assistant
Puelo Deir	....	unit publicist
Tom Di Basso	....	production controller
Nelson Dufour	....	office runner
Francoise Gravelle	....	paymaster
Marco Gregoire	....	set runner (as Marco Grégoire)
Vania Khandjian	....	receptionist
Lorette Leblanc	....	script supervisor
Gérard Leclerc	....	set security
Marc-Olivier Maheu	....	production assistant
Yohann Martel	....	production assistant
Audrey Micarou	....	production assistant
Maggie Mitchell	....	development executive
Gilles Montreuil	....	production accountant
Eoin O'Faolain	....	development executive
France Pelchat	....	assistant locations manager
Jérôme Pilette	....	production assistant
Jessy Poulin	....	production assistant
Francis Quesnel	....	set security
Eva Quintero	....	production secretary
Mireille Ravenelle	....	assistant craft service
France Raymond	....	stand-in
Neal Rowland	....	development executive
Shiloh Sheray	....	stand-in (as Shiloh Sheray Gagnon)
Jeanne Thomas	....	production assistant
Quin Tran	....	production coordinator
Quin Tran	....	production coordinator
Avril Tremblay	....	assistant to director
Mary Claire White	....	production executive
Shawn Whitney	....	executive story consultant

Production Companies

• Edward R. Pressman Film
• Irish Film Board (funding)
• Media Max Productions
• Mediabiz International
• Samson Films

Distributors

• Comstock Group (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• Pan Vision (2012) (Sweden) (all media)
• Planet Media Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Telepool (2012) (Germany) (all media)

Special Effects

• 4DMax (3D Cyber scanning and digital modelling)
• Windmill Lane VFX

Other Companies

• A & R Brochu Construction  set construction
• Cinetic Media  Financing Advisory Services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Hothouse Music  Music Supervision
• Sapex Scripts  post production script services
• Windmill Lane Pictures  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some bloody images, sexuality, drug use and language

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Canada | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA15+ | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | Japan:R15+ | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Quotes:

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! #

Soundtrack:

Fear of Heights

Help me! My father had talent.... poor me!

Rebecca attends an all girl boarding school for tiresome adolescents in an old hotel. Through her friendship with fellow student Lucie, she has learned to re-embrace life, after the suicide of her poet father.

However, When spooky new student, Ernessa, arrives and supplants Rebecca in Lucie's affection: Rebecca becomes jealous and decides that Ernessa must be a vampire, as described by her handsome romantic fiction teacher.

Staff and students succumb to premature exits of one sort or another and Rebecca becomes more and more convinced of the malevolent and supernatural influence of Ernessa whilst desperately fighting off the urge to kill herself.

Never was the nike "just do it" campaign slogan more in my mind. This film might appeal to you if you are a teenage girl, with little imagination or cinema experience.... otherwise I would avoid it.