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By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated February 10, 2021, 11:44 a.m.
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Morfydd Clark in Saint Maud. A24 Films via AP
If there were ever a case of a stellar directing debut more poorly treated in the marketplace than âSaint Maud,â Iâd like to hear about it. A startling psychological horror story with a breakout performance by Welsh actress Morfydd Clark, the film was the talk of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, got snapped up by indie distributor A24, and then saw its theatrical release scotched by the pandemic. It opened in mostly-empty movie houses last month (none in Boston) and finally comes to video on demand this week â exclusively on the EPIX subscription streaming platform. Thus the Balkanization of content prompted by the streaming platform wars punishes audiences and filmmakers alike.
Morfydd Clarke in Saint Maud
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Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Rosie Sansom and Turlough Convery. Out on Blu-ray/ DVD/ VOD from Studiocanal. Running time: 84 mins.
In horror film terms, Maud (Clark) is both Regan and Father Karras; the possessed child and the exorcist.
A recent trauma has seen her retreat from hospital nursing and become gripped by religious fervour. Amanda (Ehle) is a terminally ill former choreographer and dancer now stuck in a wheelchair with stage 4 lymphoma, who doesn t believe there is a maker to meet and is scared of the prospect of nothingness.