

She left everything for the spotlight—but will the Method devour her first?
Anna Reringer leaves her husband and goes to San Francisco to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress.
Direction
Destein's uncompromising gaze into acting's psychological toll.
Acting
Raw, physically committed lead performance.
Director
Joseph Destein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the 1980s indie boom when micro-budget dramas about artistic struggle found niche audiences desperate for alternatives to Reagan-era blockbusters.
Director Joseph Destein never made another feature; some speculate the film's commercial failure mirrored its own themes of artistic sacrifice.