Through the Glass Darkly

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{{Infobox film

|name = Through the Glass Darkly

|image = Through the glass darkly xlg.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|director = Lauren Fash

|writer = Lauren Fash
Susan Graham

|producer = {{ubl|Lauren Fash|Autumn Bailey|Carmella Casinelli|Susan Graham}}

|starring = Robyn Lively
Shanola Hampton

|cinematography = Damian Horan

|music = Stephen Webster

|editing = Lisa Zeno Churgin
Adriaan van Zyl

|studio = Blue Fox Entertainment

|distributor =

|released = {{Film date|2020|9|19|Frameline Film Festival}}

|runtime = 103 minutes

|country = United States

|language = English

}}

Through the Glass Darkly is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Lauren Fash. The film premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on September 19, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/through-the-glass-darkly-shanola-hampton-robyn-lively-lauren-fash/|title='Through The Glass Darkly' Trailer: Shanola Hampton And Robyn Lively Thriller Set To Debut At Frameline Film Festival|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 15, 2020|accessdate=November 1, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2018-02-09 |title=Cathy Moriarty & Michael Trucco Cast In 'Through the Glass Darkly' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/cathy-moriarty-michael-trucco-through-the-glass-darkly-1202283307/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Plot

Elrod, Georgia. A lesbian couple becomes the prime suspects after their own daughter, Lily, goes missing. A year has passed since, and with no results in sight, Charlie and Angela decide to find her on their own. Meanwhile, another girl, Elodie Carmichael, goes missing in the same city as well. The police and neighbors assume that Charlie is the culprit behind the disappearances, however, she is determined to find the perpetrator who kidnapped her daughter even if it will cost her revealing her dark past.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

  • Robyn Lively as Charlie
  • Michael Trucco as Trip Carmichael
  • Alicia Davis Johnson as Sylvia Carmichael
  • Bethany Anne Lind as Angela
  • Shanola Hampton as Amy
  • Judith Ivey as Mama Carmichael
  • Cece Kelly as Elodie Carmichael
  • Kerry Cahill as Cricket
  • Katrina Norman as Kayla
  • Nicholas Logan as Bo
  • Cece King as Belinda Jones
  • Vince Foster as Braden
  • Kinsley Isla Dillon as Lily
  • Zoe Myers as waitress
  • Joy Jacobson as Mary Ann Childers
  • Dustan Costine as bouncer
  • Erica Bardin as reporter #1
  • Heather McKinley as reporter #2
  • John Paul Marston as reporter #3
  • Sam Juergens as cameraman
  • Susan Graham as Magnolia
  • Andrew Masset as Dr. Wright
  • Stan Houston as Sheriff Walker
  • Sandra E. Williams as bar extra
  • Kristi Taylor as Rosalie
  • Caleb McCoy as Duke
  • Hamilton Sage as Troy
  • David Lowe as strip club patron
  • Monica Mathis as trailer park hooker
  • Jeff Ailshie as male customer

}}

Reception

Josiah Teal of Film Threat called it "a thriller for the #MeToo era".{{cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/through-the-glass-darkly/|last=Teal|first=Josiah|title=Through the Glass Darkly|website=Film Threat|date=September 23, 2020|accessdate=November 1, 2021}}

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Robyn Lively's affecting performance anchors this offbeat Southern Gothic thriller".{{cite web|title='Through the Glass Darkly': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/through-the-glass-darkly-film-review-4073059/|last=Scheck|first=Frank|authorlink=Frank Scheck|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 7, 2020|accessdate=November 1, 2021}}

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