Feb 20, 2021 · My brain hurts wrapping my head around Maud's delusions in the film, the irl parallels to possession that are hinted at, but more so only for the audience (like one of Amamda's posters has K666 or G666 on it, hinting at her being evil or at least symbolically opposite of Maud or how Maud views Amanda, plus how the director filmed scenes like ...

Saint Maud is a gem, imo. Very original take on a familiar narrative in religious history & literature. The stuff about ecstatic religious experience reminded me a bit of Breaking the Waves, but the story is completely different. Glad you enjoyed it!

Feb 2, 2021 · Morfydd Clark as Maud Jennifer Ehle as Amanda Lily Knight as Joy Lily Frazer as Carol Turlough Convery as Christian Rotten Tomatoes: 91%. Metacritic: 84/100. Poll Question: Do you recommend Saint Maud?

Saint Maud - UK Trailer - Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle - A devout live-in nurse, Maud, who becomes enraptured with her new patient, the glamorous ex-dancer Amanda. Maud’s fixation soon mutates into an obsessive mission to save Amanda’s soul.

Feb 6, 2021 · Saint Maud is a film everybody, including myself, have been waiting to see for nearly a year. And I’m pleased to say that it did not disappoint. It’s a brutally honest film that explores the religious mind of a desperate traumatized and lonely person and the execution of it …

May 22, 2021 · I thought Saint Maud was great. It's a great, slow-paced, character study and Morfydd Clark deserves recognition for her great work. Personally, my first thought when watching the film was that it was a story similar to Frailty, playing with mental illness vs the protagonists really being chosen by God.

Dec 31, 2023 · This brings me back to my point above about how Maud truly thinks she’s capable of “saving” someone from their evil tendencies. Right at the beginning, the departing nurse greets Maud at Amanda’s door, and when Maud asks how the patient (Amanda) is, the departing nurse says “bit of a cunt.” The signs were all there for Maud to see.

Oct 31, 2021 · Interestingly, there is a kind of autoimmune encephalitis (a condition on which an overzealous immune system starts to produce antibodies against the brain, often in response to a cancer somewhere in the body) which causes both repeated absence seizures, abnormal jerky limb movements (myoclonus of the limbs as seen in the firework scene), changes in sexual …

Oct 15, 2020 · Saint Maud is a 2020 horror psychological thriller directed by Rose Glass. Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanour causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma.

Oct 17, 2021 · Saint Maud really resonated with me, as someone who has struggled with severe depression. Moments when she is trying so desperately to connect with other people or find some sort of purpose in her life, I sincerely felt for her and could relate to …