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The Shockingly Casual Reaction Amanda Seyfried Had To Wearing A 'Prosthetic Butthole' In The Testament Of Ann Lee

Yes, you read that right.

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Amanda Seyfried Reveals Details Of The Bizarre Prosthetic She Wore For Graphic Scene In Recent Film

“Why am I seeing a useless piece of information about a n*de scene and not anything about how she acted?" one user questioned.

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‘It felt feral!’ The dance dynamo behind The Testament of Ann Lee’s sweat-soaked rituals

Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s fever dream of a film

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The Testament of Ann Lee review – Amanda Seyfried is (maybe) the second coming of Christ in this extraordinary biopic

5/5 This thrillingly iconoclastic musical – from the makers of ‘The Brutalist’ – tells the story of the leading prophet of the 18th-century Shaker movement, who preached celibacy, rejected conformity and demanded equality

The Independent UK

The Testament of Ann Lee – a gorgeous celebration of transcendence through joy and religious experience

Mona Fastvold’s film about Ann Lee – the founder of the Shaker religious movement – is raw, intense and deeply physical. If you were to consult the leading critics of Christianity in film they would probably tell you that the best films in this genre are not like The Testament…

The Conversation

‘It launched a million fantasies’: the greatest ever TV romances

From sparks flying during The OC’s Spider-Man snog to love stories so powerful they make you weep, Guardian writers pick the television couples whose tales never fail to make hearts pound

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‘I don’t want to do the same thing over and over’: Stacy Martin on risky roles, tequila at the Oscars and her Jurassic Park dream

After experiencing the strangeness of the Academy Awards with her last film The Brutalist, the indie actor has reunited with its creators for period curio The Testament of Ann Lee. But what she’d really like to get her teeth into is a certain dino franchise

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Amanda Seyfried Knows People Walked Out Of Her New Movie During Graphic Childbirth Scene, But Has No Regrets

"Childbirth is traumatic..."

Cinemablend

‘I can understand being brought to your knees’: Amanda Seyfried on obsession, devotion and the joy of socks

The Testament of Ann Lee is a bonkers musical fantasia about an obscure religious sect. Its star and writer-director Mona Fastvold talk fear, bonding – and not needing an Oscar

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Seyfried thinks Oscar win 'isn’t necessary' for career success

Amanda Seyfried argues that award nominations matter more than wins, saying long-term success in acting comes from deliberate, meaningful choices - not from collecting gongs.

BANG Premier

I’m Ann Lee, and this is my testament about the mind-scramble of sharing your name with a movie character

From amused texts to awkward introductions, the run-up to the release of awards-tipped Shaker biopic The Testament of Ann Lee has been a strange experience

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Seyfried spent a year preparing for The Testament of Ann Lee

Amanda Seyfried started her preparations for The Testament of Ann Lee a year in advance as she only had 34 days to shoot the movie.

BANG Premier

In 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' Dance Is Divine

Choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall discusses recreating a lost form of worship in the Amanda Seyfried-starring musical.

Marie Claire

'The Testament of Ann Lee' is the best musical of the year, even better than 'Wicked: For Good'

"The Testament of Ann Lee" is the best musical I've seen in years, thanks to an incredible performance from Amanda Seyfried.

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‘I Don’t Know’: Amanda Seyfried Was So Hesitant About The Testament Of Ann Lee She Actually Pitched The Director On Other Actresses

Not your typical actor story!

The Mary Sue

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: A Captivating Look at Faith and Resilience

Music is healing to all

The Conversation

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer literally writhes with snakes intercut amid scenes of emotional turmoil, religious ecstasy, orderly and disorderly dancing – and sex.…

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The Independent UK

Amanda Seyfried calls socialism a ‘gorgeous idea’ following backlash over Charlie Kirk comments

‘I know it doesn’t work perfectly,’ says actor

Marie Claire

Motherhood Is Filled With Agony. So Are the Best Films of the Year

Filmmakers on the simmering maternal trauma that dominates this year's awards frontrunners.

Evening Standard

The Testament of Ann Lee review: Amanda Seyfried sizzles as the evangelical heroine

5/5 The Brutalist co-writer Mona Fastvold directs a wild song-and-dance tribute to the founder of the Shaker movement

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Amanda Seyfried urged Mona Fastvold to consider English actress for The Testament of Ann Lee

Amanda Seyfried urged Mona Fastvold to cast "somebody English" in The Testament of Ann Lee because she didn't want to let her down.

The Guardian - UK

The Testament of Ann Lee review – strikingly strange portrait of radically ecstatic Shaker leader

Amanda Seyfried plays the 18th-century missionary who took her radical message to the New World, in Mona Fastvold’s elusive film

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Amanda Seyfried's singing in The Testament of Ann Lee was 'stressful' and 'hard'

Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried has admitted singing for her role in new movie The Testament of Ann Lee was "stressful" and "hard" because she had to tap into her character's "grief and desperation".

The Independent UK

Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response

With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to expand the ways they help communities after hurricanes, fires and other storms

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