Queen of Earth

2015 • 86 minutes

About this movie

Shaken by her father's death and a difficult breakup, Catherine retreats to the lakeside cabin of her friend Virginia in an attempt to heal. But their once-strong friendship begins to strain, with the constant presence of boy-next-door Rich further amplifying the simmering tension between the women.

Writer/director Alex Ross Perry takes a cue from Robert Altman's 3 Women and Ingmar Bergman's Persona to create a psychological drama that verges toward horror, ably helped out by Sean Price Williams' often-claustrophobic cinematography. Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss is extraordinary as the acerbic, wounded Catherine, with Katherine Waterston (from Ridley Scott's upcoming blockbuster, ALIEN: COVENANT) equally memorable as Virginia.
Synopsis courtesy of the Melbourne International Film Festival 2015. 2015, Her Majesty September LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

An intricately exact portrayal of the downward spiral of insanity.