Maya Dardel
Olin is so spell-binding...just watching her is treat enough.
Maya Dardel
The story of the final weeks leading to the ambiguous disappearance of Maya Dardel (Academy Award nominee Lena Olin), an internationally respected poet and novelist who lived until 2016 in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Maya announces on National Public Radio that she intends to end her life and that young male writers may compete to become executor of her estate. Men drive up the mountain and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, erotically, until one of them begins to fathom Maya's end game. Co-starring Rosanna Arquette.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film,
Art & Artists
Language
English
Director
Zachary Cotler,
Magdalena Zyzak
Cast
Rosanna Arquette,
Nathan Keyes,
Alexander Koch,
Jordan Gavaris,
Chris Voss
Awards:
Nominee, SXSW Gamechanger Award, South by Southwest
Nominee, Grand Jury Award ~ Narrative Feature, South by Southwest
FEATURED REVIEW
Sheila O'Malley, RogerEbert.com
In writer-directors Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak's debut feature film "Maya Dardel," the title character is an internationally renowned poet who feels her best work is behind her. The three celebrated volumes she wrote in her 30s made her name. Now, moving into the twilight of her life ...
Played at
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
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