Jack and I enjoyed this weird tale of a woman who frequently changes identities meeting an old boyfriend at a dinner party. It's no spoiler to tell you that the first few minutes of the movie are a montage of some of her personae. Rachel Weisz' (last blogged for The Lobster), as Lucinda put it, facial expressions are something to behold as her character, mostly called Alice, vamps and improvises in company with other people. Michael Shannon (most recently starring in Elvis & Nixon) is also wonderful as the now-married ex. The cameos by Kathy Bates (last in Tammy) and Danny Glover (Beyond the Lights) are sweet.
Director/co-writer Joshua Marston (won many awards for Maria Full of Grace (2004), directed one other feature and lots of TV, plus a segment of New York, I Love You) works from the script co-written, in his feature debut, by Julian Sheppard.
The music by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (scored Martha Marcy May Marlene and three or four projects coming soon) is terrific but I can't find it online to hear it again or refer you to a link.
This is not a fast-paced film, and it hasn't been well reviewed--45% from critics and 42 from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes--but we liked its dreamy style.
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