The Testament of Ann Lee

15

Dir: Mona Fastvold
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Thomasin McKenzie, Shannon Woodward, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn
130 mins

Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried), is the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicting her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers’ worship, through song and dance in the 18th century.

The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest for a more equitable and utopian society.

Amanda Seyfried leads a stellar cast, with Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson, Viola Prettejohn, and Lewis Pullman as Lee’s devoted brother. The film features more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall, and original songs & score by Daniel Blumberg.

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