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Lizzie

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Directed by Craig William Macneill
Produced by Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Despres, and Elizabeth Destro
Written by Bryce Kass
With: Kristen Stewart, Chloë Sevigny, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O'Hare, Jamey Sheridan, and Jeff Perry
Cinematography: Noah Greenberg
Editing: Abbi Jutkowitz
Music: Jeff Russo
Runtime: 106 min
Release Date: 14 September 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
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The oft-told tale of the Lizzie Borden murders gets a contemporary, feminist update. But the intriguing speculative narrative is executed with a stiflingly dull screenplay and laborious direction. Both leads do their best to breathe life into woefully underdeveloped characters.