Darkest Miriam Fantasia 2024

Darkest Miriam – Fantasia 2024

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Fantasia 2024

July 18 to August 4, 2024

Film Info

Content Advisory: Suicide

FILM FESTIVAL
Fantasia 2024 Fantasia Film Festival

PROGRAMME
Septentrion Shadows

AWARDS
DGC Competition DGC Competition Best Feature Film Director

A Toronto librarian’s sheltered existence is cracked open in . Miriam Gordon () is a librarian at the Allen Gardens branch of the Toronto Public Libraries, whose daily routine involves reading to children, answering questions at the info desk, and filling out incident reports. However, a mystery arises at the library when Miriam begins receiving oddly threatening letters that quote the Opera Rigoletto. Around the same time, Miriam begins a relationship with a younger foreign cab driver Janko Priajtelj (), who encourages her to come out of her shell.

Darkest Miriam Synopsis

Darkest Miriam is a romantic drama co-written and directed by Naomi Jaye, based on the 2009 novel The Incident Report by Martha Baillie. The film stars Britt Lower (Severance) as the titular librarian Miriam Gordon, who has created quirky nicknames for the regular patrons at the Allen Gardens library, including Suitcase Man (), Usually Pale Female Patron (), Beautiful Young Man (), and Piano Mom (Anita Yung). Miriam is also haunted by the memory of her late father, a man who had a large book collection in his garage.

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My Thoughts on Darkest Miriam

Darkest Miriam is an indie romance with vague thriller elements, which is executive produced by Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa) with Britt Lower, best known for the Apple TV+ series Severance, shining in the lead role. The film also features notable supporting appearances from the likes of Sook Yin-Lee (Shortbus) and (Kim’s Convenience). While the film’s thriller subplot of threatening letters being left for Miriam ends up being somewhat unresolved, Darkest Miriam as a whole is a recommended romantic drama.

Trailer for Darkest Miriam – Fantasia 2024

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Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

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