Sainte Maude

À de nombreux moments, un récit psychologiquement ciblé et visuellement brillant sur la perte de soi à travers l'enfoncement dans la folie religieuse, qui ne se développe cependant pas en quelque chose de satisfaisant. Un asile psychiatrique issu d'un esprit sombre, socialement perspicace et probablement intellectuellement hautement développé, dont l'orientation ne m'intéresse pas beaucoup. (16/05/2021)

Pour la plus grand partie, Saint Maud est un métrage très réussi qui se présente sous une forme artistique originale style slow-burn horrifique. Il évoque – et cite – par ailleurs le classique Boulevard du crépuscule et divertit grâce à ses prémisses et à la force de ses personnages. S’il n’y avait pas les cinq dernières minutes, dans lesquelles Rose Glass emprunte malheureusement une voie légèrement différente de ce que j’aurais souhaité pour ce film, je serais presque ravi. Je n’en reste pas moins satisfait et apprécie aussi la longueur très conviviale par laquelle aucune scène n’est superflue ou excessivement longue. (17/05/2021)

Saint Maud is an extreme slow burn that really hurts to watch, and you can definitely tell that it's directed by a woman. It's a drama for nuns, lesbians, weird individuals, and intellectuals. Saint Maud has very little in common with horror throughout its entire duration, maybe just five minutes at the end, and it lacks emotion and a more interesting story. The protagonist is extremely unlikeable and uninteresting, the pace couldn't be slower, and if you enjoy films where nothing happens the whole time, then please go ahead. This personally offends me. One star for a funny scene in a bar and another for the ending, which at least slightly hinted that we are watching a "horror" film. But it would have been enough for me to watch a 5-minute clip on YouTube instead of being bored for 80 minutes by this religious-lesbian soap opera that sparked as much interest in me as a spider on the ceiling. I might start praying to God because I had planned to go see it at the cinema, but I'd rather be crucified now. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence*, Entertainment*, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere**, Tension*. 4/10. (02/02/2021)

Saint Maud is certainly very well made and Rose Glass enters the stage as a director worthy of attention, whose work should be followed. Her debut is a dark psychodrama with an unpleasant, slightly horror atmosphere. I expected that, so I’m not disappointed, but I would have probably been more satisfied with a tiny bit more pure genre joy. Another good thing is the reasonable runtime. (01/02/2021)