Sister Aimee is a 2019 American biographical film written and directed by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann and starring Anna Margaret Hollyman as Aimee Semple McPherson. It is a fictionalized account of McPherson's 1926 disappearance.[1][2]
| Sister Aimee | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Samantha Buck Marie Schlingmann |
| Written by | Samantha Buck Marie Schlingmann |
| Produced by | Bettina Barrow David Hartstein Katherine Harper |
| Starring | Anna Margaret Hollyman |
| Cinematography | Carlos Valdes-Lora |
| Edited by | Katie Ennis |
| Music by | Graham Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 1091 Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Julie White
- Amy Hargreaves
- Anna Margaret Hollyman
- Andrea Suarez Paz
- Jordan Elsass
- Michael Mosley
- Blake DeLong
- John Merriman
- Macon Blair
- Bill Wise
Production
editThe film was shot in Texas and New Mexico.[3]
Release
editThe film was shown at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival.[3][4] It was then released in select theaters on September 27, 2019, and on VOD on October 1, 2019.[5][6]
Reception
editThe film has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Kate Erbland of IndieWire graded the film a B−.[8] Norman Gidney of Film Threat gave the film seven stars out of ten.[4]
Candice Frederick of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The gendered themes at play here do little to boost the quality of Buck and Schlingmann’s storytelling, which is too tangled to follow at times."[9] Beandrea July of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Buck and Schlingmann have ideas, but they just don’t add up to something impactful here."[3]
References
edit- ^ Schager, Nick (26 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Sister Aimee'". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Gidney, Norman (10 March 2019). "Sister Aimee". Film Threat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c July, Beandrea (26 September 2019). "'Sister Aimee': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b Gidney, Norman (10 March 2019). "Sister Aimee (part 2)". Film Threat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (5 August 2019). "Sundance Pic 'Sister Aimee' Acquired By 1091, Will Hit Theaters In September". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Dry, Jude (20 August 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Trailer: An Evangelist Disappears Herself in Quirky Queer Comedy". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Sister Aimee". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (12 March 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Review: She Rivaled the Pope in Fame — Now She Gets a Curious Faux Biopic". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Frederick, Candice (26 September 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Film Review: Fictionalized Tale of the Evangelist's Disappearance Gets Lost On Its Own Path". TheWrap. Retrieved 17 October 2020.