Mouthpiece

A cinematic punch to the gut and simultaneous grip on the heart.
-- Shelagh Rowan-Legg, ScreenAnarchy

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Mouthpiece

Adapted from the play by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, Patricia Rozema's MOUTHPIECE centers on Cassandra, an aspiring writer who, while struggling to compose a eulogy after the sudden death of her mother, comes to discover that her own rebelliousness is as much a response to the male gaze as her mother's conformity. Enacting the two sides of Cassandra's conflicting inner dialogue, playwright-performers Nostbakken and Sadava create a compelling portrayal of the tension between regression and progress that is often found within women.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Women and Film, Culture Vulture
Runtime
91
Language
English
Director
Patricia Rozema
Writer(s)
Amy Nostbakken, Patricia Rozema, Norah Sadava
Cast
Maev Beaty, Amy Nostbakken, Norah Sadava, Taylor Belle Puterman
FEATURED REVIEW
Pamela Hutchinson, Sight and Sound

The twist in Patricia Rozema’s fiery, blackly comic and terribly poignant new film 'Mouthpiece' is that the part of Cassandra is taken by two actresses at once. Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken, the writers and performers of the play, also called Mouthpiece, that inspired the film, share the role ...

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