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The Moth Diaries

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
6.8K
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Sarah Bolger and Lily Cole in The Moth Diaries (2011)
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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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?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?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
  • Writers
    • Rachel Klein
    • Mary Harron
  • Stars
    • Sarah Bolger
    • Sarah Gadon
    • Lily Cole
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Rachel Klein
      • Mary Harron
    • Stars
      • Sarah Bolger
      • Sarah Gadon
      • Lily Cole
    • 47User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, and Valerie Tian in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Sarah Bolger in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, and Lily Cole in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Lily Cole in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Sarah Bolger in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Lily Cole in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, and Valerie Tian in The Moth Diaries (2011)
    Lily Cole in The Moth Diaries (2011)
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    Sarah Bolger in The Moth Diaries (2011)

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    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Rebecca
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Lucy
    Lily Cole
    Lily Cole
    • Ernessa
    Anne Day-Jones
    Anne Day-Jones
    • Rebecca's Mother
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Charley
    Melissa Farman
    Melissa Farman
    • Dora
    Laurence Hamelin
    • Sofia
    Kathleen Fee
    Kathleen Fee
    • Miss Bobbie
    Gia Sandhu
    Gia Sandhu
    • Kiki
    Judy Parfitt
    Judy Parfitt
    • Mrs. Rood
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Mr. Davies
    Julian Casey
    • Rebecca's Father
    Steffi Hagel
    • Young Rebecca
    Leif Anderson
    Leif Anderson
    • Policeman
    Roxan Bourdelais
    Roxan Bourdelais
    • Sofia's Boyfriend
    Deena Aziz
    Deena Aziz
    • Psychiatrist
    Alain Goulem
    Alain Goulem
    • Detective
    • (as Al Goulem)
    Christie Langendorf
    • Student
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Rachel Klein
      • Mary Harron
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The classical piece Ernessa plays on piano is Chopin's Nocturne no. 1. Lily Cole actually suggested a few different pieces to the director and chose this piece, which she had never heard before.
    • 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! #

    • Soundtracks
      Blow Away
      Written by Lukas Burton and Alison Sudol

      Performed by Alison Sudol (as A Fine Frenzy)

      Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

      Published by WB Music Corp./Ampstar Music/Wowch Music (BMI)

      All rights on behalf of itself and Ampstar Music administered by WB Music Corp. All rights reserved

    User reviews47

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    8/10
    An excellent example of what filmmaking used to be...
    I randomly selected and streamed this film last night on Netflix, enjoyed it, and checked today to see what others were saying about it. I was surprised to find harsh words about the film, and they made me wonder why people would react this way to a well-made story like this. The cinematography is lovely. The music is so well suited that it plays unnoticed beneath the visuals – never clashing with the emotional content of the scenes. The sound editing is top notch. The young actors are all excellent. Set design is spot on for the story. No dialog is wasted. Etc. etc.

    So what was the problem? My personal reaction was quite good. When it started, I expected a bad film – another sappy story about girls at school. In fact, the only scene I didn't care for was the girls "partying" in their rooms. Such a cliché rendering. But the rest was endearing. The film seduced me, drawing me in further and further as I watched. It's not revolutionary, to be sure, but why does every film have to be revolutionary? We don't hold music to that type of criteria. "Oh, another blues song. That's been done…"

    Harron's achievement here is in the mood of this piece. I see people complaining about the connecting scenes, and I think about how much they must hate a film like Upstream Color or Tree of Life or Melancholia (though those films are rated quite a bit higher). The Moth Diaries is not like those films because it has a much more grounded story.

    Why are people down on this film? My best guess is that the negative reactions this film received are indicative of the altered nature of film itself. The Moth Diaries takes a different tack than contemporary blockbusters. It's not The Conjuring (a great horror film), which twists every few minutes and keeps throwing shocks at you, making you squirm in your seat. But it's not intended to be. It's not a shock piece. It is a mood piece, and Harron does a beautiful job of establishing a consistent mood throughout, a mood that captures appropriate emotional content for the age-rage of the characters in the story. Had this movie been released in the 1970s, it would have found a large, receptive audience. I, for one, found it refreshing to watch a film that takes its time building mood and environment and character.

    The strength of the film is its subtlety. Unfortunately, it appears that subtlety is lost on many contemporary film goers. For me, The Moth Diaries returned me to the days when movies could be captivating and sensory without abandoning story in service to "art." I liked it and I'll be tracking Mary Harron's work from now on.
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    • kevin-1272
    • Jul 22, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 2012 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • Ireland
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rebekini dnevnici
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
      • Lionsgate UK TV
      • Media Max Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,838
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,276
      • Apr 22, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $413,035
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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