Sinopsis
Fiction. Live-in nurse Maud arrives at the home of Amanda, a famous dancer now frail from illness and trapped in her grand, isolated house. At first, Amanda is intrigued by this religious young woman, who provides a distraction from her failing health. Maud, in turn, is bewitched by her new patient. But Maud is not all that she seems. She is tormented by a violent secret from her past and by ecstatic messages she believes are directly from God. She becomes convinced she has been sent to Amanda not simply as a nurse, but to serve a divine purpose. As her grip on reality slides out of control, Maud’s care turns into a deadly mission to save Amanda’s soul, by any means necessary.
Rose Glass has been making films since her pre-teens. On discovering her dad’s mini DV camera, she began experimenting with little stop-motion animations before turning her attention to real people and live-action –casting friends and long-suffering family members in various nonsensical, surreal adventure films. Later she attended the London College of Communication and the National Film and Television School. Her shorts have been screened at various international film festivals including SXSW, Palm Springs ShortFest, and London Short Film Festival. She is an alumnus of Guiding Lights and Berlinale Talent Campus, an iFeatures finalist, and Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2018. Her debut feature Saint Maud was backed by Film4 and BFI, and premieres in Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
November, 6th 2020. 9.30 pm
Cine Estudio del Círculo de Bellas Artes
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Section: Competitive
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 84’
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English and Welsh
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Morfydd Clark, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Jennifer Ehle, Marcus Hutton, Carl Prekopp, Lily Frazer, Lily Knight, Noa Bodner, Sona Vyas Dunne, Faith Edwards, Rosie Sansom, Brian Jackson, Jonathan Milshaw, Turlough Convery and Rose Knox-Peebles
Production: Oliver Kassman and Andrea Cornwell
Production Company: Escape Plan Productions, Film4 and BFI Film Fund
International Sales: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
Main festivals and awards: Winner of the Grand Prize, Best Soundtrack Prize, and Prize of the youth jury in the International Fantastic Film Festival of Gerardmer. Selected at the International Film Festival of Toronto. Honourable Mention for Best Film at the International Film Festival of London
