Mona Fastvold’s set on “The Testament of Ann Lee” is much like the world of her subject, the founder of the Shaker religious movement in the 18th century: Immersive, wildly ambitious, utopian even, ...

Which parts of the movie are rooted in history, and which are the speculative stuff of Lee lore?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer Daniel Blumberg, photographed in West Hollywood in November. (Ian Spanier / For The Times) If the Shakers have a lasting ...

"The Testament of Ann Lee," directed by Mona Fastvold — partner of fellow director Brady Corbet, with whom she worked on "The Brutalist" and who co-wrote this historical musical epic with her — ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

If the Shakers have a lasting cultural legacy, it is their music — most famously “Simple Gifts,” the uplifting spiritual Aaron Copland immortalized in his ballet “Appalachian Spring.” It stands to ...