M (2018 film)
M is a 2018 Finnish experimental film directed by Anna Eriksson. It was screened in the Venice International Film Critics' Week section at the Venice Film Festival.[1] The film is loosely inspired by the last days of Marilyn Monroe.[2]
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| Directed by | Anna Eriksson |
| Produced by | Anna Eriksson |
| Written by | Anna Eriksson |
| Starring | Anna Eriksson |
| Music by | Anna Eriksson |
| Cinematography | Matti Pyykkö |
| Edited by | Anna Eriksson |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Anna Eriksson (M)
- Petri Salo (The psychiatrist)
- Gail Ferguson (Georgia)
- Axel Sutinen (Gardener)
- Ari Vieno (The man in the car)
- José Paiva Wolff (Ruby, The make up artist)
- Quim-Ze Grilo (Anubis)
- Gloria Bleezard-Levister (Melody Manners)
- Alonso Levister (The TV-show host)
- Susana Gonçalo (The girl in the veil)
- Steve Remigio Delgado (Abraham)
- Issey O’Brien (Psychiatrist daughter)
- Veera Siivonen (The girl in the car)
- Joni Segerros (The boy in the car)
Awards
The film received the Grand Prix and Best Feature Film awards at the 2019 Prague Independent Film Festival.[3]
At the 2019 Vienna Independent Film Festival the film received Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography awards.[4]
Best director Tarkovsky Award 2019 The Blow-up Arthouse Film Festival, Chicago
The Book on M https://parvs.fi/en/books/m/?lang_switched=1
Art Exhibition Anna Eriksson M The Rituals of a Lonely B...h 5.9.2020 Rauma Art Museum https://www.raumantaidemuseo.fi/en/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/
References
- "M". Venice International Film Critics' Week.
- "Review: M". Cineuropa.
- "LAULAJA-ELOKUVANTEKIJÄ ANNA ERIKSSON VOITTI M-ELOKUVALLAAN PÄÄPALKINNON PRAHAN INDIEFESTAREILLA" [Singer-filmmaker Anna Eriksson has won the main prize at the Prague Independent Film Festival with her film M]. Episodi.
- "Anna Erikssonin elokuva palkittiin kansainvälisesti" [Anna Eriksson's film was awarded internationally]. Uuden Kaupungin Sanomat.