May December15

Directed by Todd Haynes | USA | 2023 | 1h 57m | Starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton, Andrea Frankle

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple welcome a Hollywood actress into their home who is researching a role based on their lives. However, as uncomfortable truths emerge and roles begin to blur, their seemingly perfect family dynamic starts to unravel. Celebrity and scandal combine in this seductive melodrama starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, directed by award-winning filmmaker Todd Haynes (All That Heaven Allows, Carol).

Reviews

‘A teasing, ticklish, fascinatingly layered study of our defined identities and the isolation that comes with them.’
★★★★★
Tim Robey, The Telegraph

‘An intensely compelling film about Hollywood vanity, interpersonal sadism and the human capacity for self-deception.’
★★★★
Kevin Maher, The Times

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