Madeline's Madeline (2018)

A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

Director:

Josephine Decker

Writers:

Josephine Decker, Gail Segal (story consultant)

Stars:

Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July

5 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Helena Howard	...	Madeline
Miranda July	...	Regina
Molly Parker	...	Evangeline
Okwui Okpokwasili	...	Nurse, KK
Sunita Mani	...	Assistant Max
Felipe Bonilla	...	Santos, Cousin Elmer
Lisa Tharps	...	Laura
Curtiss Cook	...	George
Reynaldo Piniella	...	Jaime
Myra Lucretia Taylor	...	Kaila
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamal Batts	...	Jamal
Blake Baumgartner	...	Mariana
Julee Cerda	...	Carrie
Isolde Chae-Lawrence	...	Costume Designer at Photo Shoot
Eston Clare Jr.	...	Dean

Storyline

A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

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Plot Keywords:

rehearsal | mental illness | pregnant woman | character name in title | experimental theater | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United Kingdom] Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Madeline's Madeline

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,009, 12 August 2018

Gross USA:

$185,576

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$197,309

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parris Pictures, Forager Films, Bow and Arrow Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Nurse, KK: The emotions you are having are not your own. They are someone else's. You are not the cat. You are inside the cat.

User Reviews

A Unique Perspective

If Helena Howard-who plays the main character, Madeline-doesn't get nominated for an academy award, we boycott. She by far gives the most visceral performance of the year right next to Hereditary's Toni Collette's. She is seriously someone to look forward to in the near future of cinema. She's a hidden talent that's career just got its blossoming. You feel psychotic throughout this. You really do. You feel as if you are in the head of this mentally ill character Madeline, and you begin to come to terms with her in-visionary perspective behind her life, and the beauty but also the terror within it. I've never seen a film approach such a fascinating charactorial perspective. Film enthusiasts should be encouraged to study such a unparalleled take on "point of view." Of course, the filmmaking is exquisite in its own unusual design. It's dreamy, dozey, and surreal, and I adored it. Like a natural high. If you want me to mention any flaws, I guess the pacing is a bit droog (it's kind of a b at times). It's hard to stay focused all the time since the story-I don't want to say doesn't go anywhere-takes a while before its resolutions are presented. Besides this (and maybe some nitpicks with the finale that I won't get into it) this doesn't contradict how mesmeric the experience was. It's hard to rate this one, since I'm a bit conflicted with what I have watched-there's really nothing like it; it's undoubtably the most experimental film of the year-but in terms of the filmmaking power and the overall core themes/matter that had me in this film's grasp, I feel somewhat comfortable giving these aspects of Madeline's Madeline: (Verdict: A-)