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2020 Sundance Film Festival

Description

In the aftermath of a traumatic incident, Adrienne (Sienna Miller) finds herself in a disorienting state of limbo, unstuck in time and witnessing life from a distance. Forced to confront her troubled relationship with her longtime partner, Matteo (Diego Luna), and the future of their infant daughter, Adrienne must relive and renegotiate the events of the recent past—and solve the mystery of the accident. Stepping into the shadows with Matteo, Adrienne looks for clues about what went wrong between them.

Gently moving between the enigmatic and the romantic, Wander Darkly traverses genre borders, taking us on a journey that is both uncanny and emotionally resonant. Miller gives a wonderfully layered performance, navigating the film’s demanding tonal shifts. Luna is both elusive and engaged, walking the line between the film’s ethereal and earthly planes. Writer-director Tara Miele’s highly affecting existential drama deftly explores how we build narratives of love and loss from the fragmented memories of our lives.

— M.C.

Screening Details

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Film Type: US Narrative Feature
Country: U.S.A.
Run Time: 97 min.

Credits

Actor
Production Designer
- Katie Byron
Director of Photography
- Carolina Costa
Executive Producer
- Connor Flanagan
- Mark Katchur
Music Supervisor
- Andrea von Foerster
Sound Mixer
- Frank Gaeta
Casting Director
- Nicole Abellera Hallman
- Jeanne McCarthy
Producer
Costume Designer
- Christopher Lawrence
Editor
- Tamara Meem
- Alex O'Flinn
Director
- Tara Miele
Screenwriter
- Tara Miele
Composer
- Alex Weston

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