From The Brutalist Team! Teaser Trailer Unveiled for The Testament of Ann Lee!!
The creative team behind last year's three-time Oscar-winning film, The Brutalist, is set to release their new work, The Testament of Ann Lee, this Christmas. Searchlight Pictures today released the first teaser trailer:
The Testament of Ann Lee will premiere in North America this Christmas. Directed by Mona Fastvold, the writer of Golden Globe Best Film The Brutalist, who co-wrote the script with Brady Corbet, who won a Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice last year for The Brutalist. The film’s score is by Oscar winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist). It stars Emmy Best Actress winner Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout), Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho), Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts*), Stacy Martin (The Brutalist), Tim Blake Nelson (Captain America: Brave New World), Christopher Abbott (Wolfman), and Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers). The film premiered at this year's Venice Film Festival to good reviews, particularly for Amanda Seyfried's performance. I also saw the film at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and considers it one of the best films of the year, for its music and cinematography in particular.
Growing up in a large family, Lee was a child seemingly gifted at everything she tried, fiercely protective of her little brother and intensely devoted to her faith. As an adult, she met and married Abraham (Christopher Abbott), a fellow explorer of spirituality and ideas. Lee’s tragic loss of all her children in infancy or early childhood, along with her radically unique interpretation of scripture, transformed her into a fierce advocate for a more equitable and utopian society. Her beliefs become a policy adopted by her devoted followers, whose frenzied, ecstatic worship almost serves as a communal substitute for sexual activity.
Couple Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet have collaborated on several films, with Fastvold directing The World to Come and Corbet directing The Childhood of a Leader, Vox Lux, and The Brutalist. All of these films have previously competed at the Venice Film Festival. The Brutalist was widely regarded as one of the best films of last year, winning the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice. It went on to win Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Actor (Adrien Brody) at the Golden Globes, and three Oscars for Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography (Lol Crawley), and Best Original Score (Daniel Blumberg).
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Photo: Searchlight Pictures
Source: TIFF