A24's Saint Maud

[JoeS]

Rose Glass' first feature is a dark psychological British horror film about an ex-nurse, Maud (Morfydd Clark). She's taken on a job as a live-in caretaker for a sickly woman, Amanda (Jennifer Ehle). Maud has turned to religion after her forced departure as a nurse. She gets on well with her patient until her religious devotion becomes too burdensome (at one point, Amanda inscribes a gift to Maud as “my saviour”).

Set in Scarborough, Glass' screenplay contrasts Maud's sullen life with the bright lights and bustle of an amusement park called 'Coney Island'. After she loses her client, Maud's faith becomes ever more fanatical, to the point where she is hearing voices and seeing apparitions. Clark is very earnest and Ehle, is excellent as always.

It's a nightmarish picture that give hints of the style of Glass' recent LOVE LIES BLEEDING displayed more fully, but this one is very insular. It's effective to a point, but it's more illustrative of Clark* and Glass' potential than a fully realized picture.

* Clark is currently in the Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power series


SAINT MAUD is currently streaming on Prime Video, MGM+ and Fubo; also for rent. It's on Blu Ray and DVD.

[Lorne Marshall]

Watched this the other night (it's also available on Hulu now). It's a typically offbeat A24 offering, with some truly jarring moments.

[Ian Jane]

Coming to Prime in May.

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[Ian Jane]

[Ian Jane]

Coming in March.

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