Rent May December (2023)
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- Synopsis:
- May December follows married couple Gracie and Joe Atherton-Yoo, played by Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, whose 23-year age gap sparked a notorious tabloid romance that gripped the nation two decades ago. Cut to modern day, and their marriage comes under renewed strain when Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry, played by Natalie Portman, comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a film about the scandal.
- Actors:
- Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, Elizabeth Yu, Mike Lopez, Joan Reilly, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green, Christopher Nguyen, Adam Woods, Lawrence Arancio, Cory Michael Smith, Kelvin Han Yee, Julie Ivey, Drew Scheid, Fatou Jackson
- Directors:
- Todd Haynes
- Producers:
- Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Christine Vachon, Jessica Elbaum
- Voiced By:
- Chris Tenzis
- Writers:
- Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Todd Haynes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of May December
Which is how long this film feels - May December review by cr
Dull lovvie talkathon.
The premise is that an actress played by natalie portman goes to see a famous couple involved in a scandal as when they got together he was 13 and she was 36.
A "funny" film but definately a psychological drama as we have annoying piano music all the way through it pointed stares and long silences. The only thing missing was that it was filmed in daylight with adequate light levels and not in the dark like so many similar films before it.
I assure you this film isnt funny.
Fawned over by the lovvies but losing 15 million at the box office i would give it a miss.
Interesting Relationship Drama - May December review by GI
A bizarre relationship drama from director Todd Haynes but with two very committed lead performances from Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. Moore plays Gracie, a neurotic woman living in relative affluence in California with her much younger husband Joe (Charles Melton) and family. Years before when she was in her thirties she had a relationship with Joe when he was 13 years old and was briefly imprisoned for it gaining tabloid notoriety as a result. But the relationship thrived and they are now visited by Elizabeth (Portman), a celebrated actress, who is to play Gracie in a new film about the scandal. Elizabeth wants to study Gracie and find out about the relationship in preparation for the role. Elizabeth hangs around learning about the marriage and in particular Gracie and they form a strange frenemy type bond. But soon she begins to see another side to the family and to the nature of the relationship between Gracie and Joe, who is of similar age to her. Moore is as usually excellent here and gives a performance of various shades as the true nature of this very weird situation begins to unravel. Portman is especially good here and her subtle and gradual mimicking of Gracie is clever and interesting and who is actually a 'controller' is open to debate as the narrative pans out. A well acted, interesting and challenging story about control and attitudes. Well worth checking out.