![]() ![]() ![]() After being hospitalised for a suicide attempt, Yoli constantly visits Elf in her hospital bed, and the sisters are forced to confront their grief and how they deal with it differently. Elf is a skilled concert pianist and has depression. She often feels pressure from her daughter Nora, encouraged by her ex-husband, as Yoli refuses to sign the divorce papers. Yoli is a struggling and self-doubting author and undergoing a divorce. Yoli and Elf also have their mother Lottie ( Mare Winningham), their aunt ( Mimi Kuzyle), and Yoli’s daughter ( Amybeth McNulty), but at its core, All My Puny Sorrows is about two sisters at odds with one another. While left unexplained, the film suggests that his involvement in the Mennonite Church influenced their father’s suicide. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows tiptoes the line between disheartening family drama and dark comedy, yet the film’s touching honesty allows the contradictions to succeed.Īll My Puny Sorrows follows the Von Riesen women, former Mennonites who left the church after the unexpected suicide of their father ( Donal Logue). Michael McGowan’s All My Puny Sorrows follows the sisterly bond of Yoli ( Alison Pill) and Elf ( Sarah Gadon) Von Riesen as the pair navigate trauma and tragedy. ![]()
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