Your toaster's broken and your sister's a fraud—welcome to Marvelous.
After her husband leaves her, Gwen goes to live with her sister Queenie. She discovers that she has suddenly acquired a special gift that enables her to make mechanical objects work again and also healing powers. As news of this travels they find themselves pursued by the press and people and take refuge in the home of a wealthy elderly woman cured by Gwen. Gwen is disturbed by all the publicity, but Queenie relishes it and claims she has is a medium.
Acting
Martha Plimpton's exhausted saint energy carries every scene.
Writing
Amy Ryan's Queenie is a masterclass in delusious grifter behavior.
Director
Síofra Campbell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director Síofra Campbell's only feature; she pivoted to documentary filmmaking afterward, which honestly tracks.
Released at the absolute peak of 'quirky indie magic realism' saturation (Eternal Sunshine, Amélie backlash era), this got buried and never properly distributed.
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