Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
“You can get away, but you can never escape.”
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Sean Durkin, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Elizabeth Olsen
as Martha
Sarah Paulson
as Lucy
Hugh Dancy
as Ted
John Hawkes
as Patrick
Brady Corbet
as Watts
Louisa Krause
as Zoe
Christopher Abbott
as Max
Maria Dizzia
as Katie
Julia Garner
as Sarah
Adam David Thompson
as Bartender
Allen McCullough
as Man in Home #2
Lauren Molina
as Cult MemberCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 101 min |
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