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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) -- T. S. Durkin
Spooky tale of a girl
who escapes from a hippie cult (with obvious and direct references to the
Manson Family) and the aftermath of her time there (seen in flashback). Generally, the effects of trauma and
brainwashing seem realistic (as acted vacantly by Elizabeth Olson) but the
yuppie couple (her sister and her husband) who take her in are a bit beyond
belief. Genuinely moody and paranoid, if
you like that sort of thing (which I do).
I believe this is the first directorial outing for Sean Durkin,
championed by Sundance.
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