2023 · drama
May December
Directed by Todd Haynes1h 57m2023
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Our read: May December (2023) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- signature
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