MUBI, bless their cotton socks, 🧦 has graced us with a trailer for Die My Love. Prepare yourselves for what’s being hailed as the next “cinematic masterpiece” from the visionary (🙄) writer/director Lynne Ramsay (of “You Were Never Really Here,” “Morvern Callar,” and, who could forget, “We Need to Talk About Kevin” fame). It’s hitting the BFI London Film Festival on October 17th, because what else would you do in London? Then it’s going wide (like, super wide, across the entire UK AND Ireland 🍀) on November 7th. Apparently, it premiered at Cannes earlier this year, which probably means it’s either brilliant or so pretentious you’ll want to throw your popcorn at the screen. 🍿
So, get this: A young couple, so desperately hopeful and loving (barf 🤮), named Grace and Jackson decide to ditch the Big Apple 🍎 for a dilapidated, inherited house in the middle of nowhere. Grace, bless her heart, tries to “find herself” (eye roll) with a new baby in this isolated, godforsaken place. But wait for it… as she starts to “unravel” (dun dun DUNNN), it’s not weakness, oh no, it’s “imagination, strength, and untamed vivacity” that leads her to… drumroll… rediscover herself! 🤯 Prepare for deep metaphors and existential dread, folks. You’ve been warned.
Set in the backwoods of rural America, “Die My Love” is allegedly a “portrait” of a woman consumed by love ❤️ and madness 🤪. I’m betting it’s more like a portrait of Jennifer Lawrence trying to act crazy in a poorly lit room. Speaking of, the cast includes JLaw herself (from such forgettable films as “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle”), Robert Pattinson (aka sparkly vampire turned “serious” actor), LaKeith Stanfield (who was actually good in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” so what’s he doing here?), Nick Nolte (who probably just needed a paycheck 💰), and Sissy Spacek (who, let’s be honest, is a legend and deserves better than this). Prepare for mumblecore acting at its finest! 🎭
Lynne Ramsay, the mastermind (debatable) behind this cinematic triumph (jury’s still out), has previously given us such “gems” as Ratcatcher (1999), which apparently impressed the Cannes folks enough to get a “Un Certain Regard” nod and a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer (guess they haven’t seen TikTok); Morvern Callar (2002), starring Samantha Morton, which won “multiple awards” at Cannes (because everyone loves a downer, right?) and a BIFA nom for Best Director and Best Screenplay (which it clearly didn’t win, lol); We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) starring Tilda Swinton, nominated for Cannes 2011 Palme d’Or, BIFA winner for Best Director, BAFTA nominated for Best Director; Swimmer (2012), BAFTA winner for Best Short Film; You Were Never Really Here (2017) starring Joaquin Phoenix, Cannes 2017 winner for Best Screenplay and Best Actor, BAFTA nominated for Best British Film; Brigitte (2019), part of Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales Series, Venice Film Festival 2019.
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
