Lynne Ramsay’s Evolving Vision for ‘Die My Love’
Lynne Ramsay, known for her intense, poetic films centered on fractured psyches, continues to refine her work on Die My Love, at least inside her mind after its Cannes premiere.
Ramsay’s Cannes Legacy
Every one of Ramsay’s films has been shown at Cannes, starting with her debut in 1999:
- Ratcatcher (1999) — about a poor Glasgow boy drawn to a haunting canal while enduring personal tragedy.
- Morvern Callar — featuring Samantha Morton as a woman who claims authorship of her dead boyfriend’s manuscript, after dismembering and burying him in the Scottish Highlands.
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) — one of the year’s most debated works, depicting a mother’s psychological destruction after her son commits a violent school attack.
- You Were Never Really Here (2017) — a precise thriller about a PTSD-stricken mercenary starring Joaquin Phoenix, which won Ramsay the Best Screenplay award at Cannes.
Reception of ‘Die My Love’ at Cannes
Ramsay’s first film in eight years, Die My Love, sparked mixed reactions and ongoing discussions along the Croisette when it screened in May.
“Die My Love” director Lynne Ramsay talks cuts since Cannes, reception at the festival, and how she knows when a movie…
Continued Refinement
Despite the film’s divisive reception, Ramsay is still mentally editing and shaping the film, showing her commitment to the craft and her artistic process.
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