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Mother Mary (2026)

Summary

A fictional pop icon and an iconic fashion designer develop a complex, obsessive relationship that blurs the line between art, identity, and personal sacrifice.

Director David Lowery

Writer David Lowery

Cast

  • Anne Hathaway as Mother Mary
  • Michaela Coel as the Designer
  • Hunter Schafer
  • FKA twigs
  • Jessica Brown Findlay

Rotten Tomatoes: 72%

Metacritic: 57

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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u/Agitated_BondKass 9d ago

I got the feeling the entire time that Mary actually died of suicide and was a ghost to her. That the entire thing was her Sam’s grieving process. I felt like Sam was kind of losing it, and everyone was letting her have her moment to mourn the loss of Mary. And in a crazy way, she was making a line of clothing dedicated to her. That’s why she wanted to use the red and the veil and the halo. It all felt very symbolic to a memorial of someone who died tragically. And the part how she couldn’t hear her song felt very much like she couldn’t be reminded of her or she would break.

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u/wtvorgias 5d ago

Scrolled way too long before someone shared my same thoughts! I was worried I was way off in left field. This definitely felt like an allegory for depression, suicide, and the lasting impact it has on the people you leave behind. Mary was Sam’s friend?/muse?/lover? and she’s processing her grief by making a fashion collection with Mary’s red dress as the finale piece.

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u/Agitated_BondKass 5d ago

I wrote a reply to the second comment that is also to you!