A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing about bizarre parallel realities.
Acting
Heather Wahlquist's unflinching commitment to Mary's unraveling.
Direction
Cassavetes blurs reality until you're as lost as Mary.
Director
Nick Cassavetes
Heather Wahlquist
Mary
Sienna Miller
Xanne
Lucy Punch
Amanda
Max Thieriot
Young Nowell
Melanie Griffith
Patsy
Gena Rowlands
Mimi
Ray Liotta
Afai
David Morse
Psychologist
Daveigh Chase
Young Mary
Riley Keough
Young Amanda
E. G. Daily
Aunt Netty
Brendan Sexton III
Nowell
Onata Aprile
Linda
Malea Rose
Zadora
Cassandra Jean Amell
Becky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heather Wahlquist is Nick Cassavetes' wife, and the film was loosely inspired by her own struggles with addiction and mental health.
The title references both the depressive 'yellow' mood and the Coldplay song—Cassavetes originally wanted it on the soundtrack.
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