The Sisters of Mercy

Video
2004
Not Rated
17m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

175

YOUR RATING

Drama Short

Parker Posey and Sabrina Lloyd discuss an assortment of concerns in Hal Hartley's THE SISTERS OF MERCY, all loosely connected to a song by the Breeders. It is both a film about real estate d...Read allParker Posey and Sabrina Lloyd discuss an assortment of concerns in Hal Hartley's THE SISTERS OF MERCY, all loosely connected to a song by the Breeders. It is both a film about real estate dilemmas and a film about the making of a film about real estate dilemmas. Sort of.Parker Posey and Sabrina Lloyd discuss an assortment of concerns in Hal Hartley's THE SISTERS OF MERCY, all loosely connected to a song by the Breeders. It is both a film about real estate dilemmas and a film about the making of a film about real estate dilemmas. Sort of.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

175

YOUR RATING

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This short film was videotaped in 1993.

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Featured review

6/10

Improvisational Meta-filmmaking

Parker Posey and Sabrina Lloyd play two actresses (themselves), in a series of sequences that are structured as out-takes from a film. Shots are interrupted almost immediately by the actress breaking character, or the unseen director interjecting. The plot and dialogue (heavily improvised, both actresses are credited as writers) suggest they are trying to make a typical Hal Hartley New York film, with many repeated deadpan phrases, which seem like they might be punchlines, if only the audience could get the full scene. Equal parts fascinating and frustrating, but definitely worth it for fans of Hartley or Parker Posey, who is excellent as always.