Morvern Callar
2002 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.
Why it matters
Lynne Ramsay's adaptation of Alan Warner's novel drifts through grief and hedonism, with Samantha Morton's blank, watchful face doing most of the talking.
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Released
- 2002-11-01
- Studio
- Company Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Spanish
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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When a Mother's Love Turns Stranger
Position 5 of 8
Lynne Ramsay's adaptation of Alan Warner's novel drifts through grief and hedonism, with Samantha Morton's blank, watchful face doing most of the talking.
Girlhood Reclaimed
Position 4 of 8
After her boyfriend's suicide, Morvern (Samantha Morton) calmly disposes of his body and his manuscript, claiming the latter as her own. Lynne Ramsay's film is a hypnotic study of grief, class, and a woman who simply decides to walk away.
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