I think part of my problem with this was that however experimental the whole concept, or concept within that concept, was meant to be - I just didn't care one way or the other about the eponymous lass (Helena Howard). It didn't start so well with "you are not a cat, you are inside a cat" - not an image I wished to conjure up on any level! Anyway, she is a wanna-be actress who is quite prepared to put in the graft to…
Madeline's Madeline (2018)
Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.
Top Cast
Helena Howard
Madeline
Molly Parker
Evangeline
Miranda July
Regina
Okwui Okpokwasili
Nurse, KK
Sunita Mani
Assistant Max
Eva Steinmetz
Claire, Woman in Pig Mask
Felipe Bonilla
Santos, Cousin Elmer
Lolo Haha
Aart
Jorge Torres-Torres
Alejandro, Craps
Lisa B. Tharps
Laura
Dana Eskelson
Lamo
Sophie Traub
Hollie, Dr. French
Charlotte Hornsby
Charlotte
Jaron Elijah Hopkins
Damon
Jamal Batts
Jamal
Reynaldo Piniella
Jaime
Reviews
I watched _Madeline's Madeline_, mainly because I liked Josephine Decker's later film _Shirley_. This one's trying to do a lot—race, mental health, coming of age, mother-daughter tensions, plus a whole meta-theatre layer—whilst bold, it often felt like it was trying too hard to be important. That said, Helena Howard is phenomenal. It's a breakout performance full of rawness and intensity; she holds the whole chaotic…
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What is Madeline's Madeline about?
Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality…
When was Madeline's Madeline released?
Madeline's Madeline was released in 2018.
What genres does Madeline's Madeline belong to?
Madeline's Madeline is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in Madeline's Madeline?
The cast of Madeline's Madeline includes Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July, Okwui Okpokwasili, Sunita Mani.