Film No. 5 MAY DECEMBER (2024). 20th Jan.

 

Film No. 5  (2024)  January 20th.  11:00 AM  LUNA LEEDERVILLE,  Cine 5, Leederville.

 

"I want to find a character who, on the surface, is hard to understand. We they born or were they made." (Elizabeth talks about her task as an actor to a group of college students).

NOMINEE: Best Original Screenplay (Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik) Oscars.

Is it good to have Todd Haynes back making films for the big screen? Most definitely!

MAY DECEMBER is based loosely (very loosely) on the case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who seduced a sixth grader and went to gaol for it. Haynes decides to explore the idea of what makes a predatory person like Gracie (Julianne Moore) tick, via actor Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) becoming a part of Gracie's life. It's a neat idea. How does a second rate actor interpret someone like Gracie for a likely streaming network film or series? 

Moore and Portman are brilliant. The film is rich, layered and it unravels in a way that will have you thinking for days afterwards. I loved CAROL. I thought Todd H had out done himself. That he couldn't do better. Well, in MAY DECEMBER he has proved me wrong.  11GUMS.