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Elizabeth Moss has been taking on some interesting projects since MAD MEN wrapped up, first with THE ONE I LOVE, and now she has turned to a decidedly darker role in Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH. Here, she plays Catherine, a woman recently dumped by her boyfriend and reeling from the death of her boss, is vacationing with her best friend (Katherine Waterston) in an attempt to put all of the emotional baggage aside and spend a few days in peace. Unfortunately, the plan is derailed by intruding memories from her relationship and a new man who comes between the two friends. Slowly, Catherine begins to crack.
Catherine has entered a particularly dark period in her life: her father, a famous artist whose affairs she managed, has recently died, and on the heels of his death she's dumped by her boyfriend James. Looking to recuperate, Catherine heads out to her best friend Virginia's lake house for some much needed relaxation. However, once Catherine arrives relaxation proves impossible to find, as she is overcome with memories of time spent at the same house with James the year before. As Catherine reaches out to Virginia with attempts at connection, Virginia begins spending increasing amounts of time with a local love interest, Rich, and fissures in the relationship between the two women begin to appear, sending Catherine into a downward spiral of delusion and madness. A bracing, eerie look at the deep bonds of friendship and the horrific effects of such bonds being frayed, “Queen of Earth” is a thrilling examination of a deeply complex relationship between two miserable women.
QUEEN OF EARTH opens in limited release starting August 26th. What do you guys think?
