Movie
Pretending to Be Judith
2001 · 98 min
A slow, unsettling psychological drama that blurs identity and grief, leaving a lingering sense of unease and sadness.
- Directed by
- Danny Hiller
- Genres
- Drama, Tv movie
- Starring
- Christine Tremarco, Nathaniel Parker, Marc Warren
- Overview
- James, a jewellery store operator, spots Maria in a bit part in a play and asks her to impersonate his mistress, Judith, who died in an accident, so that he can reenact significant scenes from their relationship. 23-year-old Maria, long the victim of various sorts of abuse, agrees, attracted by what she sees as the love between these people. She lives with an emotionally disturbed gambler, Hugo, who is her boyfriend and occasionally her pimp; he sees through this odd role-playing game and tries to save Maria from what he perceives as danger, while she increasingly loses herself in Judith's identity.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, obsession, grief, isolation
- Content
- Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Danny Hiller
- Genres
- Drama, Tv movie
- Starring
- Christine Tremarco, Nathaniel Parker, Marc Warren
