The groundbreaking cinema of Lynne Ramsay
Published November 12, 2025
Fresh from the film festival circuit comes an intriguing and brave new black-comedy-drama from revered Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay. Die My Love tells the story of Grace, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in a career-defining performance, a woman with hopes of writing the Great American Novel. Grace and her partner Jackson (Robert Pattison) have recently moved to rural Montana and begin to settle into their new life. However, things are not as perfect as they seem. As the couple welcome their new baby, Jackson is often, and suspiciously, absent from the home, and Grace begins to fall into a spiral of postpartum psychosis.
Die My Love is one of the most anticipated films of the year, not only because of its concept and cast, but because of Ramsay’s reputation as one of the most respected filmmakers of her generation. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival this Spring and was nominated for the prestigious Palm D’Or award. The cast also includes cinematic icon Sissy Spacek and the brilliant LaKeith Stanfield, known for his roles in Sorry to Bother You and Get Out. Die My Love is Ramsay’s fifth feature film and promises to be just as compelling as her previous work.
To celebrate Die My Love screening at Studio 74 this month, we are looking back on Lynne Ramsay’s impressive career.
Starting in 1999, Ramsay released her first feature film Ratcatcher, which told the story of a young boy living in Glasgow in the 1970s. Upon its release, the film was met with critical acclaim and is now regarded a classic of British independent cinema. In 2024, Ratcatcher was re-released to mark its twenty-fifth anniversary and was screened at Studio 74. The screening was organised in collaboration with Reclaim the Frame, and included a special pre-film talk about Lynne Ramsay’s work, and how her experiences as a female director have shaped her work.
Ratcatcher was followed by Morvern Callar in 2002, which is the story Morvern, portrayed by Samantha Morton, who publishes her dead boyfriend’s novel under her own name. The film is notable for its slow-pace and hypnotic style; techniques which Ramsay would build upon in her later works.
Almost 10 years later in 2011, the release of We Need to Talk About Kevin solidified her reputation as masterful filmmaker. The film, like most of Ramsay’s work, deals with difficult themes with a dark tone. It sees Eva (played by Tilda Swinton), as she visits her son Kevin in prison, as she tries to understand a violent act they committed. The film deals with motherhood and postpartum depression, which are themes Ramsay revisits in Die My Love. Ramsay has always taken an unflinching look at difficult themes, taking an honest look at the more difficult side of parenthood. We Need to Talk About Kevin is widely regarded as a modern indie classic.
We Need to Talk About Kevin was followed up by You Were Never Really Here in 2017. Written and directed by Ramsay, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as a traumatised veteran, who tries to rescue a kidnapped young girl. Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for his groundbreaking portrayal in the film, and Lynne Ramsay was awarded Best Screenplay.
Studio 74 is dedicated to spotlighting the work of female and gender minority filmmakers. We are excited to see the work of one of film’s most influential and inspiring women back on the big screen.
Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love (15) will be screening at Studio 74 from Fri 21 Nov to Thu 04 Dec.