Two women in one, irreverent dialogue and lyrical flights for all the Nasty Women: Patricia Rozema transforms the play by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava play into a multilayered, highly sensitive film about the contemporary female psyche.
Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava garnered raves with their play Mouthpiece. Now they’re the stars of veteran filmmaker Patricia Rozema’s screen adaptation in the dual role of Cassandra, who has unexpectedly lost her mother. As she wanders through the city, she starts questioning the generous, overbearing woman she cherished, as well as her own psyche. The two actresses share dialogue and action, talk back and forth and exchange insults, often repeating the same gestures to create...
Feature film , Drama
CANADA | 91 minutes | 2018
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