Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amanda Seyfried in "The Testament of Ann Lee" Searchlight Pictures Among the low, static chatter of the everyday, a woman throws ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director Mona Fastvold, center, with star Amanda Seyfried, right, and cast and crew members on the set of "The Testament of Ann ...

A period musical about Shaker history might not seem like an obvious choice for a breakout hit, but that’s exactly what The Testament of Ann Lee has become. Starring Amanda Seyfried in an award-magnet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mona Fastvold’s musical drama The Testament of Ann Lee stars Amanda Seyfried as the titular founder of the Shaker sect, a group ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Making a period epic is always a demanding task, and those demands are even greater when you're doing it on an independent film ...

Amanda Seyfried’s The Testament of Ann Lee movie may have been snubbed at the 2026 Oscars, but it doesn’t have to be snubbed by you, especially now that the historical musical drama is coming to video ...

A musical biopic fittingly composed of religious ballads, The Testament of Ann Lee chronicles the life of its eponymous 18th century religious leader, played with tremendous passion by Amanda Seyfried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gold Derby: So take me back to the beginning. What drew you to this story? Mona Fastvold: The first thing I knew about the Shakers ...

Recreating the industrious world of the Shakers wasn’t just movie magic—it required conservators, curators and artisans Annalise June Kamegawa | Freelance Writer A place for everything and everything ...

At the heart of co-writer and director Mona Fastvold's historical drama, The Testament of Ann Lee, is meticulously designed song and dance. After all, these forms of expression were integral to the ...

“The Testament of Ann Lee,” the third feature film by Norwegian director Mona Fastvold, is a biopic about “Mother” Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried), the titular founder of the 18th-century evangelical ...