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Instead, Pearl sees a reflection of her younger self in Maxine, and the connection stirs up an interesting mixture of sexual re-awakening and good ol' jealous anger.
Through the use of heavy makeup and clever cinematography, Mia Goth ("Emma," "Suspiria") plays both adult film starlet Maxine and old-timer Pearl, and the two are used as visual metaphors that could've easily been pitted against one another in a tired morality play about changing cultural values.