In a forgotten patch of countryside, a woman is battling her demons: embracing exclusion yet wanting to belong, craving freedom whilst feeling trapped, yearning for family life but wanting to burn the entire house down. Given surprising leeway by her family for her increasingly erratic behavior, she nevertheless feels ever more stifled and repressed. Motherhood, womanhood, the banality of love, the terrors of desire, the brutality of another person carrying your heart forever.
HeyUGuys – What sets Die, My Love apart from other depictions of maternal breakdown is Ramsay’s refusal to turn Grace into a victim. Instead, the film stays grounded in her perspective — sometimes lucid, sometimes delusional, always deeply human. (full review here)
The Jam Report – Lawrence delivers one of the most searing performances of her career. Gone is the self-assured bravado of Silver Linings Playbook or American Hustle. Here, she strips herself bare, emotionally and physically, to reveal a woman dissolving from the inside out. (full review here)
