DIE, MY LOVE
DIE, MY LOVE
Lynne Ramsay, guest of honour and the subject of a retrospective at the British Film Festival 2024, returns with an unflinching study of postnatal depression, loneliness, and identity crisis. Set against the raw landscapes of Montana, a dream of romantic escape spirals into a nightmare. Starring Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence, who delivers a fearless, mesmerising performance as a woman on the brink of collapse.
Lynne Ramsay, guest of honour and focus of the directorial retrospective at the 2024 British Film Festival, returns with a work of pure cinematic mastery. DIE, MY LOVE is yet another testament to her extraordinary eye and rare sensitivity, a filmmaker uniquely capable of translating the darkest corners of the human soul into a distinctive visual language.
Ramsay takes us deep into the wilds of Montana, where Grace and Jackson (Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson) set out to live their dream of escaping the noise and chaos of city life. Yet the supposed idyll of their wooden cabin in the middle of nowhere soon reveals its darker side. With surgical precision, Ramsay exposes how the fragile façade of bliss begins to crack under the strain of isolation and the relentless demands of new parenthood. What follows is a hypnotic study in psychological unravelling.
The screen belongs entirely to Jennifer Lawrence as Grace, in what may well be the most powerful performance of her career to date. Her portrayal of a woman sinking into the abyss of postnatal depression - trapped between a lost sense of self and the (un)wanted role of motherhood - is magnetic and utterly gripping. Ramsay guides her star through the murkiest depths of emotion, crafting a story that is at once brutally honest and hauntingly beautiful. DIE, MY LOVE is a film that stirs, dazzles and confirms Ramsay’s place as one of the most fearless and uncompromising voices in contemporary cinema.
Text: Karolina Kulig
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