Spot the Fake Titles Quiz IV: Dead by Dawn
Scott Marks 3:29 p.m., May 24
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Martha strives to recover from a grungy cult group. Director Sean Durkin intercuts timeframes and creates a twilight sadness. The cult leader (John Hawkes) sings like Charles Manson trying to be Leonard Cohen, and as part of Martha’s “cleansing” he provides rape. As morose, inarticulate Martha, Elizabeth Olsen (sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley) can seem like a young Maggie Gyllenhaal drained of vitality, though the New York Times has called her the new “it girl.” Clara Bow, anyone? 2011.
— David Elliott
- Rated R | 2 hours
- Official website
Related links
- Big Screen: "Interview: Martha Marcy May Marlene Star Elizabeth Olsen" • October 28, 2011
- Big Screen: "Interview: Martha Marcy May Marlene Director Sean Durkin" • October 28, 2011
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