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Magdala

France 2022 78min DCP Color feature Fiction 15
Overview

Since the death of Jesus, Mary Magdalene has withdrawn from the world. Her hair has turned white, she eats berries, drinks water from the rain, and sleeps among the trees. Alone in the heart of the forest, she remembers her lost love. She looks for a way to find him.

Review

They say Mary Magdalene wandered the woods and caves after Jesus's death. According to the director's imagination, this film brings to life this recluse character. Damien MANIVEL, a genius capturer of actors' movements, asks Elsa Wolliaston, the actress and dancer whom he worked with in his previous film, to follow Mary Magdalene's psyche who became a recluse in nature, putting society behind her. This film does not just tell a story of despair. Rather, it simply follows her footsteps to depict the actress's authentic energy and reactions within her space. Damien MANIVEL, the young writer and director who does not follow the trend and finds his own style, proves his talent again through this film. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT
  • DirectorDamien MANIVEL
  • ProducerMLD Films
  • ScreenplayDamien MANIVEL, Julien DIEUDONNÉ
  • CinematographyMathieu Gaudet
  • EditorDamien MANIVEL
  • SoundJérôme PETIT
CastElsa WOLLIASTON, Aimie LOMBARD, Olga MOUAK, Saphir SHRAGA
FILM SOURCE
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DIRECTOR
Damien MANIVEL 
Born in 1981, France. In the past ten years, he directed five awarded features such as A Young Poet (2014), The Park (2016), The Night I Swam (2017) and Magdala (2022). One of JEONJU Cinema Project 2019, Isadora’s Children won the Best Director Award at the Locarno IFF 2019.
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