Beautifully realized in luminous black and white and based on actual letters written in 1325, ANCHORESS powerfully brings to life the struggle between the Christian Church
and ancient earth-based matriarchal beliefs. A passionate young girl spurns her suitors, preferring to become an Anchoress, or walled-in recluse. But before long, her devotion shifts from the Virgin Mary to the pagan Goddess. A freely stylized medieval period piece, ANCHORESS offers a timely look at the timeless encounter between an individual’s vision and the weight of collective authority. By the director of MADAGASCAR SKIN.
“Not since Vincent Ward’s The
Navigator has a film so evocatively revisited medieval life.”
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Jay Carr, BOSTON GLOBE
“Starkly beautiful with a touch of Bresson and Dreyer.” - Graham Fuller, INTERVIEW
“****” - John Anderson, NEW YORK NEWSDAY
“****” - Howie Movshovitz, DENVER POST
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