2018 · drama
The Tale
Directed by Jennifer Fox1h 55m2018
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
Our read: The Tale (2018) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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“You need a survivor's memory excavation told with unflinching care.”
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