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Oct 27, 2017 · Maya Dardel is played by the great Lena Olin, an actress of enormous power and intelligence, and her presence—prickly, intimidating, unpredictable, frankly sexual—is justification alone for the film's existence. Where "Maya Dardel" really works is when it sticks to being a character study.
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Oct 26, 2017 · Oct. 26, 2017. The first time we hear Maya Dardel (Lena Olin, and her inimitable rasp), she is declaring her intention to commit suicide. Maya, a renowned poet living in isolation, believes her...
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One of the most interesting things about Maya Dardel is how little it cares about inviting the audience in. No one in the film is particularly likable (many are aggressively unlikeable), the concept is uncomfortable, and the dialogue often farcically highfalutin. You get the impression that co-directors Zachary Colter and Magdalena Zyzakdon’t parti...
Whilst Maya Dardel makes plenty of missteps, the one factor that never errs is its star, Lena Olin. Maya is such a difficult character. From her early declaration of distaste for women writers, to the utter disdain with which she treats many of the men who come to visit, she is at best brusque, and at worst cruel. As part of the ‘interviews’ she ha...
Maya Dardelis a hard film to like, and purposefully so. Between the ostentatiously academic dialogue, the spiky lead character, and the questionable concept, it’s easy to imagine many being repelled rather than entranced. Whilst it has many problems, Maya Dardel is a fascinating film, if not an enjoyable one. This is largely down to the glorious le...
Is Maya Dardel serious? The regal Lena Olin plays her with frank ferocity and arrogant certainty, but so much about the grandiose poet borders on parody. Full Review | Oct 26, 2017
Mar 12, 2017 · “Maya Dardel” is not a feel-good story about discovering joy at the end of one’s life, but a one-woman character study that gets more ambiguous as it moves along.
TRAILER. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for ...
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An attractive, middle aged writer at the end of her life advertises for young male writers to compete to be heir and executor of her estate. The intriguing Maya Dardel is an art-film setup almost too precious for its own good.
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