Martin Scorsese Praises Director Ti West and His New Horror Film PEARL
I haven’t had a chance to see director Ti West’s new horror film Pearl yet, but I’ve been hearing good things about it, and I’ll get around to watching it soon. Pearl is a prequel to West’s horror film X, which was released earlier this year.
Mia Goth stars in the film as Pearl, a young woman in 1918 with high hopes of leaving her small town and becoming a big star. As her dream seems to crumble, she becomes increasingly unstable and seems to go on a killing spree with a pitchfork and an ax.
Legendary director Martin Scorsese recently saw the film and in a statement, he shared with A24, he praises the film and its director saying:
"Ti West's movies have a kind of energy that is so rare these days, powered by a pure, undiluted love for cinema. You feel it in every frame. A prequel to 'X' made in a diametrically opposite cinematic register (think 50s Scope color melodramas), 'Pearl' makes for a wild, mesmerizing, deeply — and I mean deeply — disturbing 102 minutes. West and his muse and creative partner Mia Goth really know how to toy with their audience ... before they plunge the knife into our chests and start twisting. I was enthralled, then disturbed, then so unsettled that I had trouble getting to sleep. But I couldn't stop watching."
That’s some high praise indeed! I was already looking forward to watching this movie, but reading that statement for Scorsese definitely got me more excited about it. I’m looking forward to being disturbed!
Source: /Film