Die My Love: An Exploration of Mad Love and Mental Illness
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Die My Love is directed by Lynne Ramsay, whose films often feel like fugue states. Although the film is marketed as a drama about postpartum depression, it is more accurately a dark comedy about how everyday life can push anyone toward madness, according to film critic Sean Burns.
“We all go a little loopy the first year,” a kindly Sissy Spacek tells Jennifer Lawrence’s struggling mother in the film.
This understatement contrasts sharply with the film's intense scenes filled with blood, fire, and mental turmoil. Ramsay, a Glaswegian director known for portraying psychological breakdowns from an insider perspective, immerses viewers in the haunted minds of her characters. Past works include Samantha Morton’s grief-stricken girlfriend in Morvern Callar (2002) and Joaquin Phoenix’s PTSD-afflicted vigilante in You Were Never Really Here (2018).
Based loosely on Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel, Die My Love follows Grace and Jackson, played by Lawrence and Pattinson, a cool, hard-partying couple from New York who move to a dilapidated country home once owned by Jackson’s uncle.
The film is a nerve-shredding, sickly funny study of mental illness and love, revealing how fragile the mind can be when faced with life's pressures.
Author's summary: Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love is a darkly comedic and intense portrayal of love and mental collapse, challenging the notion of motherhood and sanity.
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