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Emanuel sneaks Linda out of the hospital and takes her to the cemetery where Emanuel's mother is buried. Emanuel digs a grave over her mother's tomb and buries Chloe in it. The movie ends with the two women lying in the dirt, watching the stars in the night sky.
Jan 10, 2014 · Like the minimalist, mid-century modern furniture in Linda's ornate Victorian home, there is a constant disconnect. Eventually, Emanuel comes to a realization about this mother-daughter duo, one she must either accept in order to maintain her newfound, codependent bond or reject and cause many worlds to shatter.
A troubled teen (Kaya Scodelario) befriends a new neighbor (Jessica Biel) who resembles the teen's late mother and is adrift in a fragile, fictional world of her own creation.
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- Kaya Scodelario
- Francesca Gregorini
- MRB Productions
Jan 10, 2014 · The Truth About Emanuel: Directed by Francesca Gregorini. With Kaya Scodelario, Jessica Biel, Frances O'Connor, Aneurin Barnard. A troubled girl becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Francesca Gregorini
- 2014-01-10
Apr 3, 2014 · But this is when Emanuel discovers a secret about Linda and her unhealthy relationship with Chloe, and she is faced with the tricky decision of revealing it, thus ending her longed for maternal relationship with Linda, or keeping it hidden and playing along.
Jan 8, 2014 · Ultimately that diagnosis is miscalculated as Emanuel’s problems prove to be more than just a case of teenage angst. But the film’s buildup to Emanuel’s deeper breakdown is clumsy and derailed by an invasive score and tired symbolism (her hallucinations start to feature complete floods).
Emanuel later asks her father for permission to go see Linda, but only for him to harshly tell her to end her obsession with Linda because she nothing like her mother. Going against her father's bitter advice, Emanuel breaks into Linda's house and steals the doll.
