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How Mona Fastvold and Daniel Blumberg Adapted Shaker Hymns for ‘Ann Lee’: ‘The Film’s Pretty Extreme. How Can We Push It Further?’

TIFF: The filmmaker and Oscar-winning composer tell IndieWire about scoring the period musical starring Amanda Seyfried, on set with actors mic'ed at all times, and at one point on a fully operational ...

‘The Testament Of Ann Lee' Director Mona Fastvold Calls For More Movies About Female Icons As Star Amanda Seyfried Praises Sense Of Community On Set

Director Mona Fastvold sets down in Venice today with musical Golden Lion contender The Testament Of Ann Lee, starring Amanda ...

Amanda Seyfried Says She Made 'Sacrifices' for Her Latest Film, Including Giving Up Botox for a Year

"We did make sacrifices and it was worth it," the actress said of her experience filming 'The Testament of Ann Lee' ...

Amanda Seyfried Says ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Taught Her She Was Able to ‘Do Things I Didn’t Think I Could Do’

“The Testament of Ann Lee” star Amanda Seyfried said there was nothing easy about the role. However, the challenges she faced ...
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Amanda Seyfried Shares Her Experience with The Testament of Ann Lee

In The Testament of Ann Lee, actor Amanda Seyfried embraced “so much freedom” under filmmaker Mona Fastvold. Amanda Seyfried ...

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on Making ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ for Just $10 Million: ‘The Elevator Pitch for a Shaker Musical Wasn’t the Easiest to Get Off the Gr…

Amanda Seyfried and her director Mona Fastvold spoke to the media ahead of the Venice premiere of The Testament of Ann Lee ...
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Homage to Shaker feminist in Venice film from Mona Fastvold

Lee, played by Amanda Seyfried in the film that premiered at Venice this week, was "one of the very first American feminists ...

Brady Corbet Champions ‘Final Cut’ for Directors Like Mona Fastvold, Who Made the Enormous ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ for $10 Million

Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet talk the Shaker musical 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' starring Amanda Seyfried and premiering at ...

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Director Mona Fastvold on Her Warning to Amanda Seyfried: ‘It’s Going to Be a Very Uncomfortable Experience’

Mona Fastvold on new film 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' starring Amanda Seyfried and returning to Venice a year after 'The Brutalist.' ...

Amanda Seyfried on Going Feral to Play Shakers Founder Ann Lee: “I’ve Never Been Let Loose”

In the Venice Film Festival selection from Mona Fastvold, the actress stars as the founder of the Shakers, a radical ...

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Is a Singing Female Christ Figure in Mona Fastvold’s Incredible Quasi-Musical About the Shaker Prophet

The team behind "The Brutalist" return for another, possibly even better epic about someone coming to America and building a ...

‘The Testament Of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Is The Second Coming In Mona Fastvold’s Divisive Folk Musical – Venice Film Festival

Amanda Seyfried is the second coming in Mona Fastvold’s warm and wryly witty folk musical – Venice Film Festival ...