Inspired by the Korean folktale "The Woodcutter and the Nymph", The story follows Abigail a single woman living in New York, working as a reader for the visually impaired. Her life is changed when a stranger pays a visit and shares the tale of a celestial creature with a robe. Abigail goes out to find this creature, and suddenly her life in the city is changed as this tale seems to come alive in her world. Abigail Harm gets off to a slow start, but when the relationships between the characters are outlined there is an incredible amount of emotional power game that is permeated by passion and obsession bubbling beneath the surface." Stay with me, it's too dangerous out there," this is the central point of the play, showing the existential loneliness of Abigail who wants to be loved.
It will be easy to compare the atmosphere to a Terrence Mallick film with a closed apartment hidden in the seams of the narrative collar of the film. Because the filmmaker goes beyond his illusory tributes. Abigail Harm is a character work imbued with the style of its director. It is a complex work that still hides many mysteries.
As for Amanda Plummer's performance, she is above and beyond any description and she embroiders Abigial' multiple moods with ease. This is my favourite Plummer film followed by Michael Winterbottom's Butterfly Kiss.
The excellence is also evident through the film's characters. The three most significant roles, Amanda Plummer (Abigail Harm), Will Patton (Visitor / Narrator), and Tetsuo Kuramochi (Companion) have deeply complex character sheets. Not necessarily on the surface, as no direct background is given, but their actions say all the more. To say too much here can be destructive, which of course I do not want.
Review of Abigail Harm
