""It's only January, but "The Testament of Ann Lee" might be the oddest movie you see this year.""
""Six thousand people were willing to give up sex to live in a society where they could - even men - be in a place where everyone is treated with respect, and where everyone is equal," Fatsvold said."
""I think part of the reason we don't know much about her is because there was no ego in her movement. She was the n"
Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker religion, in a period musical that blends experimental visuals with chant-driven music. The narrative begins in 18th-century Manchester, follows Lee's early religious conversion, the deaths of four of her children, and her conviction that all fornication is sinful. Lee leads a stricter Shaker offshoot to America with eight followers, establishing a remote New York outpost that grows to about 6,000 congregants. The production emphasizes chanting and dancing as spiritual practice, presents austere communal life, and uses Björk-esque musical textures under Mona Fastvold's direction.
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