The new film “Tuesday' is about death, and acceptance, between a mother and her dying daughter. Written and directed by Daina O. Pusić, in her feature debut, the film stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lola Petticrew, who encounter death in the form of a size-shifting macaw.
This image released by A24 shows Lola Petticrew, left, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a scene from “Tuesday.” This image released by A24 shows Leah Harvey, left, and Lola Petticrew in a scene from “Tuesday.” This image released by A24 shows actor Lola Petticrew,” left, Daina O. Pusić, center, and Arinzé Kene on the set of “Tuesday.” This image released by A24 shows Arinzé Kene, left, and actor Lola Petticrew during the filming of “Tuesday.
Now, in terms of cinematic emotional blackmail, a parent coming to terms with a child’s imminent death is pretty much in the red zone. That sort of setup could produce involuntary tears from an audience regardless of the level of talent involved. Thankfully for us, there is immense creativity and vision both in front of and behind the camera, including not just the writer-director but the special effects experts responsible for Death as well as the haunting and innovative sound design.
The day we meet Zora and Tuesday is the day Death arrives. Billie has left Tuesday on the patio for just a minute to start a bath. All of a sudden, the girl who was just joking around is having an episode, gasping for air, when the macaw lands by her side. Death is actually the first character introduced, in an unnerving series of deaths setting an ominous tone that will loom throughout. Some are ready to go, begging for relief. Some are just scared.
Of course the story both is and isn’t that simple. “Tuesday” becomes some strange combination of body horror, fairy tale, domestic drama and apocalypse thriller. It is weird and transfixing — never predictable and never boring. Louis-Dreyfus is both chilling and deeply empathetic as this woman who has been paralyzed by grief even before it’s happened.
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