Serviam: I Will Serve
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| Directed by | Ruth Mader |
| Written by | Ruth Mader Martin Leidenfrost |
| Produced by | Ruth Mader Dieter Pochlatko Jakob Pochlatko |
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| Cinematography | Christine A. Maier |
| Edited by | Niki Mossböck |
| Music by | Manfred Plessl |
Production companies | EPO Film Ruth Mader Filmproduktion |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Languages | German Spanish |
Serviam: I Will Serve (German: Serviam – Ich will dienen) is a 2022 Austrian thriller film directed by Ruth Mader, starring Maria-Victoria Dragus, Leona Lindinger, Anna Elisabeth Berger, Sophia Gomez-Schreiber and Petra Morzé.
Cast
[edit]- Maria-Victoria Dragus as Sister Philine
- Leona Lindinger as Sabine
- Anna Elisabeth Berger as Sandra
- Sophia Gomez-Schreiber as Martha
- Petra Morzé as Sister Agnes
- Udo Samel
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on 9 August 2022.[1]
Reception
[edit]Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that "this supremely well-made chiller announces itself upfront as a cut above your average nunsploitation exercise with its stark, stringent mise-en-scène and jabs of religious inquiry via surreal, Bible-based animated interludes."[2] Muriel Del Don of Cineuropa wrote that the film "works intelligently to combine spiritual challenges, a thriller, and the world of childhood, ultimately transforming innocence into extremism."[3]
Neil Young of Screen Daily wrote that "As a determinedly downbeat exercise in moody atmospherics, Serviam — I Will Serve passes muster."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Young, Neil (17 August 2022). "'Serviam - I Will Serve': Sarajevo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (19 August 2022). "'Serviam – I Will Serve' Review: The Nuns Are At It Again in a Chic, Creepy But Stifled Austrian Art-Horror". Variety. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Del Don, Muriel (11 August 2022). "Review: Serviam - I Will Serve". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 August 2022.