"The Testament of Ann Lee" - Rialto - (88%/83% RT) True Story of The Shakers!

Friday, Feb 6th: "The Testament of Ann Lee" (88%/83% RT) Amanda Seyfried 2026 Golden Globe Best Actress Nominee! 50 Nominations, 4 Wins. Based on True Events! Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events. See Full Film Description Below.

Critic Quotes:

"Seyfried is key, because you have to buy that people would connect to Ann and invest in her so fully, and her performance ensures you do."

"The Testament of Ann Lee all but replicates what it is like to be in the throes of a passionate religious movement, and does it with a command and feminist fervor that is as undeniable as the mastery of the central, all-in performance from Seyfried."

"Amanda Seyfried shines as Ann Lee, delivering a potent performance, her eyes lit with commanding devotion."

"A stately, historical fever dream blessed with a ferocious performance by Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee relates the origin story of a nearly extinct American religious sect with unblinking authenticity and Olympian artistry."
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Movie Description

"The Testament of Ann Lee": Drama/History/Biography/Musical

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist). 2025 137 Minutes

Movie Website: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/the-testament-of-ann-lee