“Nancy” by Christina Choe (2018)

Movies directed by women

Facets of motherhood (1/5)

Mondays first feature

Good personages, dialogues, direction, images (8)
Top score: script, minorities, message (9)

A 35-year-old woman wants to help people who have lost someone by transforming herself into the one these people want her to be.
Although one personage calls it a sickness, the movie shows us a sensitive and almost beautiful form of altruism. One most interesting aspect: motherhood plays a central role in the three personages that Nancy ‘impersonates’ in the movie.
““Nancy” exhibits a seriousness of purpose that’s rare in American movies today.” Glenn Kenny
Excellent first feature, although the music is at times over the top…

Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Steve Buscemi, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo
Director: Christina Choe
Writer: Christina Choe
Cinematography: Zoë White
Editor: David Gutnik
Music: Peter Raeburn