So I checked it out and it really lives up to the buzz. Writer/director Nicolas Pesce has crafted one hell of a debut film. As a child, Francisca (Olivia Bond) watches a stranger named Charlie (Will Brill) murder her mother (Diana Agostini). The lonely Francisca befriends Charlie and becomes obsessed with feeling the thrill he describes from killing as an adult (Kika Magalhaes). It is disturbing to watch grown- up Francisca prey on vulnerable women, and especially disturbing when there is a baby involved. Equally disturbing is seeing young Francisca relate to the instrument of her trauma. Perhaps her father was too traumatized himself to stop her from doing that, but I suppose he knew what he was doing keeping Charlie alive in his barn. Charlie is a disturbing character. You can tell from his introduction that he. When he is reduced to a prisoner, he. Charlie is not Francisca. The performances are breakthrough. I really hope Bond is well- adjusted after performing the detached morbid interest she achieved. The Eyes of My Mother Synopsis A lonely young woman living in the countryside is consumed by her darkest desires. Brill nails that sense that you know something. The actresses playing victims (Flora Diaz and Clara Wong) are able to achieve sympathy with little screen time, something that films with even larger ensembles often fail to do. The Eyes of My Mother maintains a mood and atmosphere of dread. Sundance Review: 'The Eyes of My Mother' is the Discovery of This Year's Festival. Industry information at your fingertips. Over 200,000 Hollywood insiders. Enhance your IMDb Page. The Eyes of My Mother was not one of my favorites at Sundance. The entire experience is viscerally uncomfortable and spiritually ugly (though visually. The Eyes Of My Mother SundanceShot in black and white, the shadows hang over the remote farm house. There are a few time jumps that also contribute to a jarring sense of displacement. The film runs a lean 7. The Eyes of My Mother Sundance Film Festival Director: Nicolas Pesce. My mouth was agape for much of The Eyes of My Mother. Borrowing from horror yet far from it. A sick, simmering nightmare of a movie, Nicolas Pesce’s The Eyes of My Mother feels like what might have happened if Michelangelo Antonioni and Shirley Jackson had.
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