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Butter on the Latch

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Butter on the Latch

2013

1h 3m

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

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10 Reviews

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At a Balkan folk song camp in California, Sarah reunites with Isolde, an old friend, to sing old songs. When she pursues a romance with a new camper, her nights of sensual secrets with Isolde come to an end.

Kate Erbland

The Dissolve

Decker's sure hand and unique style keep Butter On The Latch swirling onward into weirder, woolier territory.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 17, 2014

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

"Butter on the Latch" thrives on its casually true snapshots of confusion and connection.

Nov 13, 2014

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Jenni Miller

AV Club

The film's world is beautiful and scary, but also as intimate as a childhood sleepover.

Rated: B+

Nov 13, 2014

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The DYI feel adds to the otherworldliness of the setting, taking mumblecore to its most extreme.

Feb 13, 2024

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

...until the filmmaker can include some kind of adhesive, narrative or otherwise, that can glue her disparate ideas together meaningfully, all that one is left with is evocative images and elusive auras that never truly or satisfyingly add up to much.

Rated: C-

Feb 21, 2014

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Jon Frosch

France24

One of the pleasures of this intoxicating, at times terrifying 65-minute film is the director's refusal to spell out where she's going and what it all means.

Feb 12, 2014

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Audience Member

So goddam annoying. That folk music, the drab improvised dialogue. The unflattering cinematography. The lack of anything scary or creepy. Disgusting amplified sounds of gross people necking. Just. Awful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Josephine Decker's film is like walking into someone's dream (or nightmare) and gifted with Ashley Connor's disorienting cinematography -- creates a unique and highly intimate experimental film. A highly visceral film experience that one will not easily forget.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Josephine Decker

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Isolde Chae-Lawrence

Isolde

Stephan Goldbach

Guy

Charlie Hewson

Steph

Sarah Small

Sarah

Polly Tapia Ferber

Teacher

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Synopsis

At a Balkan folk song camp in California, Sarah reunites with Isolde, an old friend, to sing old songs. When she pursues a romance with a new camper, her nights of sensual secrets with Isolde come to an end.

Director: Josephine Decker
Producer: Josephine Decker, Laura Heberton, Rachel Wolther
Screenwriter: Josephine Decker
Production Co: Third Room Productions
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2017
Runtime: 1h 3m

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