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The Moth Diaries

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
7K
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Rachel Klein
      • Mary Harron
    • Stars
      • Sarah Bolger
      • Sarah Gadon
      • Lily Cole
    • 50User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Rebecca
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Lucy
    Lily Cole
    Lily Cole
    • Ernessa
    Anne Day-Jones
    • Rebecca's Mother
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Charley
    Melissa Farman
    Melissa Farman
    • Dora
    Laurence Hamelin
    • Sofia
    Kathleen Fee
    • Miss Bobbie
    Gia Sandhu
    Gia Sandhu
    • Kiki
    Judy Parfitt
    Judy Parfitt
    • Mrs. Rood
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Mr. Davies
    Julian Casey
    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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    • 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 reviews50

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    Featured review
    5/10

    Simply don't bother.

    This is a movie you are very likely to forget, a week after you have seen it. I wouldn't exactly call it one of the worst genre movies ever made but it still is one that is lacking a whole bunch of things.

    The way the horror and whole mystery of the movie gets presented is disappointing, to say the very least about it. It's lacking a good buildup and the movie does a poor job at explaining everything and to let stuff make sense. Really, when looking back at this movie, nothing really makes enough sense, which only adds to the redundant impression that the overall movie is making.

    You can't even really this a horror but I also don't think that this was the approach they were heading for. They went for a more quiet and humble approach, which was supposed to add to the movie its mystery. But the story just isn't ever interesting or original enough to carry the movie through. As a viewer you will already figure things out before the characters in this movie will, which is always an annoying aspect about genre movies, such as this one.

    Another big reason why the movie just doesn't ever work out is its pacing. The movie really has some bad editing in it and at times it even feels like scenes are completely missing. Things often happen too fast ever each other and there just isn't ever a natural flow to any of it. It feels almost as if this movie got shot in a hurry and got put together in a couple of days, in the editing room. It does feel a bit like an incomplete movie.

    Thing that I did like about it was the fact that it featured an all girl cast. It's set at a boarding school for girls. It gives the movie already a special sort of atmosphere and the way the girls interact with each other feels genuine. I'm also confident about it that women will like this movie better than men, since some of its themes should be recognizable to most.

    It still is a movie you simply shouldn't bother with. It's not exciting, it's not mysterious, it's not surprising, not scary, not particularly pleasant. It basically has far too little to offer to anyone.

    5/10

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 2012 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • Ireland
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nhật Ký Bướm Đêm
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
      • Lionsgate Television
      • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech 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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