Darkest Miriam

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Darkest Miriam

2024

1h 27m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

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Librarian Miriam Gordon (Britt Lower) lives in a fog of grief while working amidst marginalized members of the public who populate the Allen Gardens branch of the Toronto Public Libraries. When a burgeoning love-affair with Janko, a younger foreign cab driver (Tom Mercier), coincides with her receiving a series of oddly threatening letters addressed to her, Miriam's sheltered existence is cracked open.

Caryn James

The Hollywood Reporter

Naomi Jaye has taken the unpromising story of a soft-spoken young librarian and turned it into a small wonder of a film, eloquent and captivating.

Jun 11, 2024

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Monica Reid

Far Out Magazine

A cryptic and unconventional story is effectively adapted to film through the vision and creativity of an impressive new filmmaking talent.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 14, 2025

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Hayley Croke

Loud and Clear Reviews

Layered with fantastical performances by Britt Lower and Tom Mercier as the film’s central couple as well as an eccentric editing style, Naomi Jaye’s film is unlike anything you have ever seen before.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 9, 2024

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Emily Gagne

Dread Central

The same sort of tenderness Sarah Polley channeled when making the criminally underrated 'Take This Waltz.'

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2024

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Josh Korngut

Exclaim!

A somewhat fresh and strange character study worth watching for audiences with the right threshold for arthouse vagueness.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 5, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

The Film Experience

This film never manages to figure out what it’s truly meant to be about, instead remaining fixated on a mystery that carries through without every truly resolving itself. There’s plenty of intrigue to be found en route to a middling finish.

Rated: C+

Jul 27, 2024

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Synopsis

Librarian Miriam Gordon (Britt Lower) lives in a fog of grief while working amidst marginalized members of the public who populate the Allen Gardens branch of the Toronto Public Libraries. When a burgeoning love-affair with Janko, a younger foreign cab driver (Tom Mercier), coincides with her receiving a series of oddly threatening letters addressed to her, Miriam's sheltered existence is cracked open.

Director: Naomi Jaye
Producer: Julie Baldassi, Brian Robertson
Screenwriter: Naomi Jaye
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 27m