New Stream: Between dark and fantasy comedy, this liberating film will have all mothers talking

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After the birth of her son, the former artist stays at home and begins to develop a fear of becoming a dog.

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Written and directed by Mariel Heller, Nightbitch is inspired by Rachel Yoder’s first novel, offering a singular, satirical and distinctive vision. And to carry out the main female character, Mariel Heller, known for her films Les Faussaiers de Manhattan or the extraordinary Mr. Rogers with Tom Hanks, called the talented actress that we want to see more.

Amy Adams, who is never where we expect her to be, portrays every genre with populist performances in films like Once Upon a Time, First Contact, Man of Steel, Nocturnal Animals, Big Eyes, but also a series of sharp objects.

The actress is the star of Nightbitch, which is made up of a solid cast of Scooter McNair (Argo, Narcoz: Mexico), Jessica Harper (SUSPIRIA, Phantom of the Paradise), Mary Holland (The Woman Who Lived in Front of the Window), Zoe Chao (Creature Commandos ) and Archana Rajan (Marvel’s Runaways).

Is it worth seeing?

An offbeat social satire, Nightbitch weaves an acid fantasy tale out of a universal experience that should provoke impression and reflection. Amy Adams plays a mother, without a first name (a script choice that reflects the universality of the subject and possible community identification), who suffers from postpartum depression.

This mother put her career on hold to raise her child, and it can be said that her husband does not have much help. The mental charge oppresses him and overwhelms him, to the extent that he begins to feel primal and animal impulses.

Her new grueling maternity hospital makes her question her femininity and her multiple roles as a mother, wife, and homemaker, driving her into its traps. In order for his body to be named, it exploded and rejected the metamorphosis when night falls, merging with the animal instinct.

Amy Adams awakens the beast within her

Because this maternity experience transforms the mother into a fiercer, stronger, more independent female dog and even a pack. This metamorphosis gives her a sense of self-honesty and allows her to take back control of her life without hurting or hurting others.

Where Nightbitch succeeds in its mediocre but disturbing bet is in the development of its female character, who is ultimately only trying to regain inner peace, not at the expense of others, but to better consider and stand up to herself in the face of social pressure. and standards imposed by a patriarchal society.

A fulfilled mother, happy and relaxed on a sentimental, professional and maternal level, is everything that the character of Amy Adams strives to inhabit and transform in this singular but wonderful role.

As in the exhausting sequences of monotonous daily life and without escape, as in the animal transformation scenes, Amy Adams impresses with her visceral and sensitive performance, far from extravagant.

Blending fantasy with black comedy, Mariel Heller, inspired by her own experiences, manages to tell a cathartic and moving, even endearing story of the daily trauma and sacrifices and moral dilemmas faced by women around the world. Until they finally remove the fangs!

The movie “Nightbitch” is available on Disney+.