Madeline's Madeline (2018)

Madeline’s Madeline: Directed by Josephine Decker. With Helena Howard, Miranda July, Molly Parker, Okwui Okpokwasili. A theatre director’s latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

“Itu0026#39;s one of those disturbing movies that makes you question if youu0026#39;re ever gonna finish it. The visuals, the sounds, the characters, almost nothing is easy on the eyes or ears…Itu0026#39;s about a teenager with mental illness joining a theater class, her disturbing relationship with her mother, and her disturbing relationship with her theater teacher, and the disturbing dynamics involving the whole theater troupe. You can try to appreciate it as you go but itu0026#39;s not an easy watch. It might get more enjoyable if you achieve the first watch and then try for a second one focusing on its handling of mental illness and relationships while giving the crazy, incomprehensible scenes your own meaning. You know, like an ugly vase you finally begin to see the beauty of.”