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Morvern Callar

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When her boyfriend commits suicide, unambitious Glasgow clerk Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) invents various stories to explain his absence. After several days, she chops up and buries the body. She then finds a novel he completed before killing himself and sends it to several publishing houses as her own work. When the book is bought, Morvern uses her first payment to take a Spanish vacation with her best friend, Lana (Kathleen McDermott), which turns out to be a surprising emotional journey.
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Morton quietly makes this quirky, enigmatic mood piece a compelling watch.

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media 01/07/2021
Ultimately provides little resolution for our tough heroine, and the way the film visualizes this discontent continues to haunt at least one viewer. Go to Full Review Joshua Rothkopf In These Times 03/16/2020
Morvern Callar isn't just cool, it's downright arctic: Ramsay takes her alienation neat with rarely a chaser of glam. Go to Full Review Kristin M. Jones Film Comment Magazine 02/14/2018
While [Lynne] Ramsay's sensibility is entirely her own, it approaches the rawness of work by Nan Goldin or Richard Billingham. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Nov 8
3/4
... bleak, but to a purpose.  Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/13/2024
A wonderfully mordant and melancholic Holiday film. Go to Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture 08/11/2023
It may play fast and loose with trauma, occasionally striving to be too hip for its own good, but it’s nevertheless a compelling portrait of one young woman’s attempt to find catharsis in the face of grief. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Lynne Ramsay

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Samantha Morton

Morvern Callar

Kathleen McDermott

Lanna

Raife Patrick Burchell

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Dan Cadan

Dazzer

Carolyn Calder

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Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar (2002) Morvern Callar (2002) Lanna (Left - Kathleen McDermott) and Morvern Callar (Center- Samantha Morton) decide on whether on not to go to another party while on holiday in Spain. Lanna (Kathleen McDermott) leans out of the taxi as Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) contemplates where they are headed. Director Lynne Ramsay of MORVERN CALLAR. Samantha Morton as Morvern Callar in MORVERN CALLAR. Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) stands alone in the middle of a rave party. (l-r) Kathleen McDermott (Lanna) - Samantha Morton (Morvern Callar) in MORVERN CALLAR. Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) listens to the mix tape her boyfriend made for her. View more photos

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Synopsis When her boyfriend commits suicide, unambitious Glasgow clerk Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) invents various stories to explain his absence. After several days, she chops up and buries the body. She then finds a novel he completed before killing himself and sends it to several publishing houses as her own work. When the book is bought, Morvern uses her first payment to take a Spanish vacation with her best friend, Lana (Kathleen McDermott), which turns out to be a surprising emotional journey.
Director
Lynne Ramsay
Producer
George Faber, Charles Pattinson, Robyn Slovo
Screenwriter
Liana Dognini, Lynne Ramsay, Alan Warner
Distributor
Cowboy Pictures
Production Co
Film Council, BBC Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$267.2K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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