From renowned filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, Die My Love is a visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. Anchored by a ferocious, tour de force performance from Jennifer Lawrence, and co-starring Robert Pattinson.
The film follows Grace (Lawrence) and her partner Jackson (Pattinson), who have recently moved into an old house deep in the country. With ambitions to write The Great American Novel, Grace settles into her new environment, and the couple welcome a baby soon after. However, with Jackson frequently - and suspiciously - absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving a path of destruction in her wake.
The Garden Cinema View:
Lynne Ramsay’s first film in 8 years is a blistering and fractiously impressionist examination of post-partum depression. Jennifer Lawrence takes on her most challenging role since mother! (which shares some sensibilities with Die My Love). She’s better here. Her uninhibited performance is incredibly physical, containing surprising levels of sensuality and violence. This boxed in (literally, by the 4:3 aspect ratio) chamber piece is chaotic and intense. It’s also frequently hilarious, and has one of the year’s best soundtracks.
