Love Lies Bleeding, the second film by Rose Glass, is a romantic thriller that is sure to captivate bus enthusiasts. Following an introduction to the impressive feature “Saint Maud,” Glass is back with a plot immersing in obsession, not based on religious beliefs as in the prior directorial début but in muscling and thirst for control. We see the film as a British-American production that sets in the late 1980s, considering this as the fitting time for the movie’s theme and values.

In this movie, you meet Lou, a gym manager with rather a secluded life, who gets caught up in life with Jackie, a bodybuilder whose sole purpose is to get to a bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas. Including the notable cast such as Kristen Stewart, Anna Baryshnikov, and Dave Franco, the movie explores multifaceted feelings and creates the ground for characters with primal motives—everyone wants something, or someone, desperately.

The move to cover many people is seen through the wide release of the film in selected theaters within the United States before the planned rollout to additional followers. For its screening in UK cinemas, expectations have gradually been made. In addition to that, relying on powerful acting performances, “Love Lies Bleeding” is billed as the movie that unveils the true meaning of strength and frailty, providing the viewers with the psychological thriller based on the raw sides of people’s lives.

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Film Overview

”Love Lies Bleeding” builds a plot full of the dark storyline of 1989 that can be viewed as a criminal film noir and thriller with tinges of romance construed in the realms of a romantic thriller. This movie directed by Rose Glass has a fantastic ensemble cast, and the atmosphere that is reminiscent of the neo-noir genre explores the themes of obsession and power.

Plot and Themes

“Love Lies Bleeding” takes place in Las Vegas in the late eighties and focuses on its main characters’ lives intersecting; a gym manager named Lou will wake in the middle of an intriguing plot because of Jackie, a bodybuilder who decided to achieve more in her life. Jackie became an active subject for the advance of the film’s plot, which presents a gallery of determination and melodramatic obsession. Some of the aspects that are developed in the movie are, for example, the quest for power and the apparently glamorous American dream as depicted by the Hollywood romanticized Vegas of the era.

Release And Reception

In 2024, the film “Love Lies Bleeding” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and stirring winners immediately followed. The movie enchanted a large viewership and garnered praise, establishing itself well in A24’s list of films of the year. The reaction was positive, which was underscored by a ‘Fresh’ positioning by the reviewers, thus pointing to a boost in performance on the box office. The English-language film can be considered one of the most valuable productions for the midnight movie circuit due to the outstanding combination of drama, crime, action, and even horror elements. It has positioned itself on the large-scale Hollywood solution, which is kind of appealing to audiences of the romantic thriller genre and the neo-noir.

Production Details

Making Love Lies Bleeding looks like a combined achievement from a hardworking cast and an efficient crew against the complex and dark setting of the male body-building culture in the 1980s.

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Cast and Characters

This is because you watch a superb performance of acting resulting from a cast that is suitably cast in portraying the scenes and emotions of Love Lies Bleeding. The lead character of the movie is Lou, played by Kristen Stewart, who works as a gym manager interested in the universe of bodybuilding. Whereas Stewart is depicted, Katy O’Brian features as Jackie, who is a stiff competitive body builder on the path to success. Others are Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov as Daisy, Dave Franco as Rich, and Ed Harris, whose roles depict strands of ambition and obsession.

• Lou (Kristen Stewart): Gym Manager
• Jackie (Katy O’Brian): Bodybuilder
• Daisy (Anna Baryshnikov): Supporting Role

Filmmaking Team

This film is directed by Rose Glass, while the script was written by Rose Glass and Weronika Tofilska. This raw tale is produced by Andrea Cornwell and Oliver Kassman, who collaborate in bringing this to life. The responsibility for the visual appeal of the film goes to the director of photography, Ben Fordesman, which makes each frame of the movie correspond to the film’s concept of drive and materialism. The combination of beginning scenes with highlights from the eighties and Clint Mansell’s score underlines the emotions of the characters.

• Director: Rose Glass
• Writers: Rose Glass with Weronika Tofilska
• Cinematographer: Ben Fordesman
• Score Composer: Clint Mansell

Production Design

The feeling of achieving the atmosphere of the 1980s bodybuilding is intensified by the production design. This has been achieved using set pieces that include everything from neon-lit gyms to rough and roughshod local shooting galleries. The action of the given film takes place against the background of steroids, top performances, and a criminal background of the main characters.

• Period: 1980s
• Key Settings: Gyms to the Shooting Range
• Themes: Bodybuilding, Steroids, Crime