Pearl
Summary: In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.
Runtime: 1 h 43 min
MPAA: 18A
Language: English
Domestic: $ 9,423,445
International: $ 424,045
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1910s1918 influenza epidemicabsent husbandaccidentally set on fireactress reprises previous rolealligatorantagonist as protagonistaspiring actressaspiring pornographerauditionbarnbathtubbeing watchedblonde womanbloodblood splatterbloody violencebody partbohemianbohemian lifebrave womanbroken dreambrutal violenceburn victimburned facecandy cinemacaring for an invalidcaring for fathercaring for parentcaring for sickcasual sexcharacter name as titlecharacter says i made a mistakechild caring for fatherchopping firewoodchopping up a dead bodychurchcigarettecigarette smokingcombing the hair of a dead bodyconfessioncorncornfieldcorpsecowcrueltycrushed eggcrushing an eggcryingdance auditiondancing with an inanimate objectdaughter cares for her fatherdaughter kills her fatherdaughter kills her motherdaughter murders her fatherdaughter murders her motherdaughter slaps her motherdaughter slaps her mother in the facedaughter wears her mother's clothesdaughter wears her mother's dressdead bodydead fatherdead motherdead pigdenied fooddinner tabledisabilitydisfigured facedomineering motherdress on firedysfunctional familyeggeuropefailed expectationfame seekingfamily conflictfamily dinnerfamily relationshipsfantasizingfantasy sequencefarmfarm animalfarmerfarmer's daughterfarmhousefather daughter relationshipfather with a disabilityfather with a physical disabilityfeeding an alligatorfeeding someonefemale frontal nudityfemale full frontal nudityfemale nudityfemale protagonistfemale rear nudityfemale serial killerfemale villainfilm reelfilm within a filmfollowing one's dreamfoot chasefront porchgerman americangerman american familygerman american womangoatgoing insanegoing to a moviegoing to the moviesgoosegorehandwritten letterhatchethungerhusband away at warhusband returns from warhusband returns homehusband returns to his wifehusband wife relationshipinfirminfirm maninfluenzainfluenza epidemicinvalid fatherinvalid maninvalid parentjealousykilled with a pitchforkkilled with an axekilling an animalkissline dancerline dancinglooking out a windowlove letterlustlust for famemaggotman smokes a cigaretteman with a disabilityman with a physical disabilitymarried womanmasturbationmedicinemeet cutemental breakdownmental illnessmentally ill womanmilitary veteranmilitary wifemother daughter conflictmother daughter relationshipmother slaps her daughtermother slaps her daughter in the facemovie projectionistmovie theatermurdermurder confessionmurdered with a hatchetname in titlenewspaperoffering a cigaretteoffering a cigarette to a womanoffscreen murderoffscreen sexone word titleorgasmorigin storyoverallspandemicpanicperson on firephotographpierpitchforkpondprequelprojectionistprotagonist becomes antagonistpsychopathpursuit of famepushing someone down stairsreading a letterreading a letter aloudred dressrefusing a giftretro horrorreturn from warreturn of husbandriding a bicyclerural settingscarecrowseeking stardomsent to bed without supperserial killerserial killer as protagonistserial murdersevered headsex scenesex with an inanimate objectsexual fantasysexualitysister in law kills her sister in lawsister in law murders her sister in lawsister in law sister in law relationshipslapped in the faceslasherslasher horrorsmall townsneaking out of the housespanish influenzaspoonful of medicinestabbed with a pitchforktaking a bathtalking to an animaltexastitle spoken by charactertop hattrapped in a cellarunited states of americaunpunished crimeunpunished murdervillainessvillainess as protagonistviolencevoice over lettervoice over narrationvoice over narration by lead characterwalking through a cornfieldwar veteranwatching a moviewatching a movie in a theaterwatching a pornographic filmwatching someone through a windowwatching through a windowwearing a facemaskwheelchair userwoman crieswoman kills a manwoman kills a womanwoman murders a manwoman murders a womanwoman panicswoman rides a bicyclewoman screamswoman screams in fearwoman slaps a womanwoman smokes a cigarettewoman takes a bathwoman wears a red dressworld war oneworld war one veteranx factoryear 1918young womanyouthful optimism
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