Lynne Ramsay Reflects on Editing "Die My Love"
Lynne Ramsay, director of Die My Love, discusses her ongoing editing process since the film's premiere at Cannes, the festival's mixed reception, and her instinct for knowing when a movie is complete.
Ramsay’s Cannes Journey
All of Lynne Ramsay’s films—intense, poetic explorations of fractured psyches—have screened at Cannes. Her debut, Ratcatcher (1999), follows a poor Glasgow boy haunted by tragedy and drawn inexplicably to a canal.
In Morvern Callar, Samantha Morton takes possession of her deceased boyfriend’s manuscript after dismembering and burying him in the Scottish mountains.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) sparked controversy by immersing audiences in the mental turmoil of a mother, played by Tilda Swinton, whose son attacks his school.
Her collaboration with Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here (2017), about a PTSD-plagued mercenary, earned Ramsay the Best Screenplay award at Cannes.
Reception of "Die My Love"
After an eight-year hiatus, Ramsay’s Die My Love premiered last May, eliciting divisive reactions along the Croisette. Despite this, Ramsay continues to refine the film in her mind as she navigates its final cut.
“Die My Love” director Lynne Ramsay talks cuts since Cannes, reception at the festival, and how she knows when a movie is done.
Author’s Summary
Lynne Ramsay, known for her intense, character-focused films, continues shaping her latest work, Die My Love, following a varied reception at Cannes.