Vox Lux

A cold, fractured portrait of fame and trauma that unsettles more than it entertains, demanding patience for its abrasive spectacle.

Directed by

Brady Corbet

Genres

Drama, Music

Starring

Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law

Tagline

A twenty-first century portrait.

Overview

In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Trauma, celebrity, grief, identity

Content

Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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