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The Blazing World (2021)
Director: Carlson Young
Cast: Carlson Young, Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw
Runtime101 min
Rating18
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Ever since Margaret was six years old, she has been haunted by the memory of watching her sister drown during an explosive fight between her parents. As a young woman, she slides further into her twisted inner life, ultimately finding herself on the brink of suicide. Through an epic journey down the smokiest and scariest corridors of her imagination, she tries to exorcise the demons pushing her closer and closer to the edge.
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The Blazing World (2021) directed by Carlson Young has received a mixed critical reception, with some praising its visually striking imagery and exploration of psychological themes, while others finding the narrative confusing and uneven. The film has not received any major awards recognition to date. Audience reception has been divided, with the film holding a 5.7/10 rating on IMDb and a 57% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating a polarized response.
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Fans of thought-provoking, visually striking horror films will be drawn to the imaginative storytelling and dark fantasy elements of The Blazing World, the 2021 supernatural thriller directed by Carlson Young and featuring standout performances from Young, Udo Kier, and Dermot Mulroney.
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The Blazing World is a 2021 American fantasy horror-thriller film written and directed by Carlson Young and co-written by Pierce Brown. The film stars Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Soko, John Karna, Young and Edith González in her final film role before her death in 2019. The film is loosely inspired by Margaret Cavendish's 1666 work of the same name. In 2018, Young wrote, directed and starred in the short film of the same name, prior to expanding the basis and ideas for the full-length film. It is the first in a planned trilogy of films entitled Saturn Returns.
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