A Banquet
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Synopsis
Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
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- Sienna Guillory
- Jessica Alexander
- Ruby Stokes
- Lindsay Duncan
- Kaine Zajaz
- Richard Keep
- Rina Mahoney
- Jonathan Nyati
- Walter Van Dyk
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- Oct 16, 2021
Reminded me quite a bit of Melancholia both thematically and tonally, so it wasn't a surprise to hear that director Ruth Paxton cited Von Trier as an influence, along with stalwarts of the A24 stable, Aster and Eggers. A Banquet isn't a horror film per se, but Paxton…
WraithApeFeb 23, 202240 If I had to tell someone what my favorite type of movies are, arthouse slow burn horror films with ambiguous endings would probably be the first answer to come to my mind. My expectations for this were that I would probably enjoy it more than the mixed reviews it was…
RollatiniOct 23, 2021Oh no, it's A24 flavoured trauma allegory again
ELECTRICWIZARDx - Feb 18, 2022
Another slow burn psychological horror that is beautiful to look at but doesn't have much beyond the surface. The characters are interesting, the performances are fine, and it brings some really interesting elements to the table, there's possession, cosmic horror, even body…
sirvivedSep 11, 2021I'm at my limit for slow burn horror movies that never get to the burn.
Jason RJun 21, 2022all of the weird close-ups of their mouths whenever they were eating or kissing really grossed me out. i was going to eat after this but i've completely lost my appetite.
haley - Feb 21, 2022
It's all very "and the point is..." but I appreciated the mood.
ZacharyBinxFeb 22, 2022Along with The Feast, this was part one of an inadvertent double bill of IFC Midnight-distributed, folk-horror-adjacent films featuring female protagonists, elaborately prepared meals, ample body horror — most of it centered on cooking and eating, as you might imagine — and…
David ConnerOct 23, 2021She just walks out onto the street and becomes the sun from the teletubbies Celluloid Screams 2021 #7
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Farkle likedA Banquet83/100 very well done - and really couldn’t figure the movie out til the end. Still too many questions though-7 for that
nini is "meh" onA Banquetjessica alexander is amazing but it unfortunately doesn't compensate for how much this bored me
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Metacritic
Mar 9, 2022
Paxton’s movie sketches out the sinister dread just under the happy-family surface; she is in expert control of her film, achieving her effects with economy and force. It is really unnerving.
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
Feb 18, 2022
Director Ruth Paxton puts you on edge from the beginning in “A Banquet,” and holds that unsettling mood throughout. But because the sound design is so vivid and Paxton’s eye for disturbing detail is so creative, it’s even more frustrating that the payoff is so unsatisfying.
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com
Feb 16, 2022
Despite Paxton’s high ambitions to serve up be the next great elevated horror movie, there’s not enough meat on its bones to ultimately feel satisfying when the final holy image is served.
Jenny Nulf
Austin Chronicle
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is A Banquet (2022)?
The movie is 1hr 37min long.
What's A Banquet (2022) about?
Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
Who's the cast of A Banquet (2022)?
- Sienna Guillory as Holly
- Jessica Alexander as Betsey
- Ruby Stokes as Isabelle
- Lindsay Duncan as June
- Kaine Zajaz as Dominic
- Richard Keep as Jason
- Rina Mahoney as Sarah
- Jonathan Nyati
- Walter Van Dyk as Dentist
Who's the director behind A Banquet (2022)?
Ruth Paxton directed A Banquet (2022).
Who produced A Banquet (2022)?
Leonora Darby, Mark Lane and James Harris produced A Banquet (2022).
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