Give Me Pity (2023)
84%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Give Me Pity! is a tour de force of avant-garde cinema that will leave audiences both mesmerized and exhausted. Kramer’s singular vision is on full display, as she takes us on a lurid and unsettling journey through the mind of Sissy, brilliantly portrayed by von Hasleberg. While some may find the film’s oddball repetition dispiriting, others will appreciate its creative one-woman show and wonderful blend of psychedelic character study. Kramer’s self-indulgence may not be for everyone, but for those with a taste for cinematic mischief-making, Give Me Pity! is a must-see.
Give Me Pity! is a wild ride that will leave you feeling both exhilarated and exhausted. Amanda Kramer’s avant-garde film is a one-woman show that explores diva culture in a way that is both funny and unsettling. Sissy von Hasleberg’s performance is outstanding, and Kramer’s campy lo-fi vision is on full display. While some may find the film dispiriting or self-indulgent, those with a taste for lurid cinematic mischief-making will find much to enjoy. Overall, Give Me Pity! is a singular vision that is wholly bizarre and lovably unconventional.
Production Company(ies)
Film/TV/Theater
Distributor
Utopia
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2023
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 20m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2023 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2023
Genre(s)
Comedy/Musical
Keyword(s)
Comedy, Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Amanda Kramer, Sarah Winshall, Jake Agger, Benjamin Shearn, Cricket Arrison, Sophie von Haselberg, Reshma Gajjar, Shelley Long, M Diesel, Tess Hewlett, Masked Man, Utopia, box office, budget, reviewed by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Wendy Ide, Todd Jorgenson, Louisa Moore, Alan French, Nathaniel Muir, Jennie Kermode, Jay Weissberg, Alex Saveliev, MPAA rating, Sissy St Claire, television special, music, laughter, glamour, entertainment, psychedelic nightmare, vanity, insecurity, delusional ambition, mysterious masked man
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Sophie von Haselberg – Sissy St. Claire
Reshma Gajjar – self
Shelley Long – self
M. Diesel – self
Masked Man – self
Tess Hewlett – Dancer
Amanda Kramer – Director, Writer
Sarah Winshall – Producer
Jake Agger – Producer
Benjamin Shearn – Producer
Director(s)
Amanda Kramer
Writer(s)
Amanda Kramer
Producer(s)
Sarah Winshall, Jake Agger, Amanda Kramer, Benjamin Shearn
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (2)
One of the boldest filmmakers working today, with Give Me Pity! Kramer demonstrates she is only going from strength to strength.
February 11, 2022
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
AWFJ.org
TOP CRITIC
Give Me Pity! is a singular vision which could resonate with audiences with a taste for lurid cinematic mischief-making.
January 31, 2022
Wendy Ide
Screen International
TOP CRITIC
Kramer stays true to her campy lo-fi vision, although the film never builds to anything substantial outside of its oddball repetition. It’s more unsettling than amusing.
February 24, 2023
Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
This avant-garde performance art film may be a trial to sit through at times, but it is mesmerizing, wholly bizarre, and lovably unconventional.
November 4, 2022
Louisa Moore
Screen Zealots
A wonderful blend of the psychedelic and character study, Give Me Pity! delivers as a creative one-woman show. Few directors can pull off this feat, making Kramer someone to watch in the future.
October 4, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Alan French
Sunshine State Cineplex
By the time the titular finale begins, Sissy and the viewer have been taken on an exhausting ride. There has been talk of romance, love, and affection mixed with an unhealthy desire for it all. The performance from von Hasleberg is outstanding.
September 25, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Nathaniel Muir
AIPT
It’s a wonderful experiment, and often very funny, but it is also, perhaps intentionally, exhausting.
August 3, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film
Amanda Kramers self-indulgence is dispiriting and the observations she means to make about diva culture have all been delineated more cogently by any number of social commentators using feminist and queer lenses with an insight and panache one longs for
February 26, 2022
Jay Weissberg
The Film Verdict
One can do a lot worse than take a look inside Kramer’s head, and this one makes her other explorations of humanity, Please Baby Please and Ladyworld, seem positively conventional. Quite the feat.
January 31, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Alex Saveliev
Film Threat…
Plot
Sissy St. Claire’s first ever television special turns into a psychedelic nightmare when a mysterious masked man appears, provoking her vanity, insecurity, and delusional ambition in Give Me Pity!
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