"Nightbitch," an amusing fable about motherhood and identity that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, has raised expectations for the movie come awards season, but its star Amy Adams is shrugging off the speculation.

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Rachel Yoder, the movie is a comeback performance for Adams, who is already a six-time Oscar nominee. She was last seen in "Hillbilly Elegy'," the 2020 film adaptation of a memoir by JD Vance, now the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president.

"Nightbitch" tells a feminist fantasy about regaining lost power and identity. Adams plays an artist-turned-suburban housewife, named simply Mother. She loves her baby but can't help but feel isolated and irrelevant in her new role.

Eventually, she notices a pack of neighbourhood dogs gathering outside her house after dark. She notices changes within herself. Her sense of smell is heightened. Before long, she is out running through the night with her canine pals, rediscovering her identity and feelings of self-worth.

Asked if she hoped the movie was in line for an Academy Award, Adams told Reuters she was not focused on accolades. Instead, she said, she wanted every viewer to connect with the film in their own way.

"My experience of watching it with different people is this film tells one person's story, but different people connect with it in different ways because each person's journey is so unique to them," she said on the red carpet on Saturday.

"Everyone's catching glimpses of themselves in it through different aspects of the storytelling. And I'm really proud of that."

Director Marielle Heller, whose credits include 2018's "Can You Forgive Me?," said she wanted to show through "Nightbitch" that movies made by women and for women can win commercial and critical acclaim.

"We are here to show that women also go to the movies and are more than half of the population and we are worthwhile and worth making movies for," she said.

Heller said she was grateful that author Rachel Yoder allowed her to adapt the book by keeping the essence of the novel while departing from its internal, deeply emotional voice. That adaptation made the story more visually appealing on the big screen, the director said.

Yoder, who was also on the red carpet, said that she did not mind the departure from the text because Heller's treatment made the book come alive visually.

Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION&nbsp;audience.

"Nightbitch," an amusing fable about motherhood and identity that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, has raised expectations for the movie come awards season, but its star Amy Adams is shrugging off the speculation.

"Nightbitch," an amusing fable about motherhood and identity that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, has raised expectations for the movie come awards season, but its star Amy Adams is shrugging off the speculation. Adapted from the bestselling novel by Rachel Yoder, the movie is a comeback performance for Adams, who is already a six-time Oscar nominee. She was last seen in "Hillbilly Elegy'," the 2020 film adaptation of a memoir by JD Vance, now the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president. "Nightbitch" tells a feminist fantasy about regaining lost power and identity. Adams plays an artist-turned-suburban housewife, named simply Mother. She loves her baby but can't help but feel isolated and irrelevant in her new role. Eventually, she notices a pack of neighbourhood dogs gathering outside her house after dark. She notices changes within herself. Her sense of smell is heightened. Before long, she is out running through the night with her canine pals, rediscovering her identity and feelings of self-worth. Asked if she hoped the movie was in line for an Academy Award, Adams told Reuters she was not focused on accolades. Instead, she said, she wanted every viewer to connect with the film in their own way. "My experience of watching it with different people is this film tells one person's story, but different people connect with it in different ways because each person's journey is so unique to them," she said on the red carpet on Saturday. "Everyone's catching glimpses of themselves in it through different aspects of the storytelling. And I'm really proud of that." Director Marielle Heller, whose credits include 2018's "Can You Forgive Me?," said she wanted to show through "Nightbitch" that movies made by women and for women can win commercial and critical acclaim. "We are here to show that women also go to the movies and are more than half of the population and we are worthwhile and worth making movies for," she said. Heller said she was grateful that author Rachel Yoder allowed her to adapt the book by keeping the essence of the novel while departing from its internal, deeply emotional voice. That adaptation made the story more visually appealing on the big screen, the director said. Yoder, who was also on the red carpet, said that she did not mind the departure from the text because Heller's treatment made the book come alive visually. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Amy Adams walks the TIFF red carpet after her run with the dogs in 'Nightbitch'

As far as movie taglines go, this one is epic: Motherhood is a bitch. In director Marielle Heller's latest feature, it is both literal and figurative.

Nightbitch,&nbsp;which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival late Saturday, stars Amy Adams as Mother, an artist who becomes a harried stay-at-home mom caring for a boisterous toddler while her husband travels often for business.&nbsp;

As she becomes increasingly isolated and overwhelmed, Mother starts hearing things in the night and sprouting unusual hair patches. Is she... turning into an actual dog?

Based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder of the same name, Nightbitch&nbsp;explores different facets of motherhood -- the wonder and joy, but also the darkness and exhaustion -- using equal doses of comedy, drama and magical realism.

The film is sure to strike a chord with millions of women who have had to make tough choices about parenting, careers and marriage -- only to sometimes be left disappointed and resentful.&nbsp;

"We're not very comfortable talking about female rage," Heller said in a Q&amp;A after the screening.

"It felt really good to kind of take this invisible experience that a lot of us have gone through and make it more visible."

Heller is a veteran of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest in North America, which provides a showcase for Oscar bait movies, feel-good crowd pleasers, independent fare and timely documentaries.&nbsp;

This movie belongs to the 50-year-old Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee who digs her teeth into the role -- pun intended -- and may well be in next year's awards conversation for her gritty, no-holds-barred performance.

She fearlessly delivers inner monologues about the frustrations and mind-numbing monotony of being a mother, seethes as other kids scream during library story hour and paws at the ground on one of her nocturnal outings.

For Adams, parenthood is "a shared experience and yet it isn't shared. So it's such a gift to get to be a part of sharing that with you all," she said at the Q&amp;A.&nbsp;

Scoot McNairy, who plays Mother's husband, offered his biggest takeaway from the experience: "Don't mansplain motherhood."&nbsp;

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<h2>- Paradise lost -</h2>

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Also making its world premiere in Toronto on Saturday was Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's "Eden," a survival thriller set in the Galapagos islands after World War I.

The film, starring Jude Law and Sydney Sweeney, is based on a true story of a small group&nbsp;of Europeans who sought a new life, away from society's horrors and constraints.

Law plays Friedrich Ritter, who escapes to the island of Floreana with his partner Dora (Vanessa Kirby) to enjoy the solitude and write a manifesto.&nbsp;

But his letters, picked up by local boats, are published on the Continent, and others follow his lead to the island.&nbsp;

A young German couple (Sweeney and Daniel Bruehl) arrive, followed by self-described baroness Eloise (Ana de Armas), who has an entourage and dreams of building a high-end hotel.

Though the weather and the terrain prove challenging, the biggest hurdles to overcome stem from within the community itself.

"This is what these people lived through and I just found it fascinating, and I found it utterly human, and surprisingly relatable to human existence today, with all of its foibles, all its quirks," Howard said in a Q&amp;A session after the premiere.

Sweeney said it was "every actor's dream" to work with the 70-year-old filmmaker, who won Oscars for best picture and director for 2001's "A Beautiful Mind."

Law said he relished the opportunity to work with an ensemble cast, noting: "They don't come along very often."&nbsp;

The festival runs through September 15.

As far as movie taglines go, this one is epic: Motherhood is a bitch. In director Marielle Heller's latest feature, it is both literal and figurative. Nightbitch, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival late Saturday, stars Amy Adams as Mother, an artist who becomes a harried stay-at-home mom caring for a boisterous toddler while her husband travels often for business.

As far as movie taglines go, this one is epic: Motherhood is a bitch. In director Marielle Heller's latest feature, it is both literal and figurative. Nightbitch, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival late Saturday, stars Amy Adams as Mother, an artist who becomes a harried stay-at-home mom caring for a boisterous toddler while her husband travels often for business. As she becomes increasingly isolated and overwhelmed, Mother starts hearing things in the night and sprouting unusual hair patches. Is she... turning into an actual dog? Based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder of the same name, Nightbitch explores different facets of motherhood -- the wonder and joy, but also the darkness and exhaustion -- using equal doses of comedy, drama and magical realism. The film is sure to strike a chord with millions of women who have had to make tough choices about parenting, careers and marriage -- only to sometimes be left disappointed and resentful. "We're not very comfortable talking about female rage," Heller said in a Q&A after the screening. "It felt really good to kind of take this invisible experience that a lot of us have gone through and make it more visible." Heller is a veteran of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest in North America, which provides a showcase for Oscar bait movies, feel-good crowd pleasers, independent fare and timely documentaries. This movie belongs to the 50-year-old Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee who digs her teeth into the role -- pun intended -- and may well be in next year's awards conversation for her gritty, no-holds-barred performance. She fearlessly delivers inner monologues about the frustrations and mind-numbing monotony of being a mother, seethes as other kids scream during library story hour and paws at the ground on one of her nocturnal outings. For Adams, parenthood is "a shared experience and yet it isn't shared. So it's such a gift to get to be a part of sharing that with you all," she said at the Q&A. Scoot McNairy, who plays Mother's husband, offered his biggest takeaway from the experience: "Don't mansplain motherhood." - Paradise lost - Also making its world premiere in Toronto on Saturday was Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's "Eden," a survival thriller set in the Galapagos islands after World War I. The film, starring Jude Law and Sydney Sweeney, is based on a true story of a small group of Europeans who sought a new life, away from society's horrors and constraints. Law plays Friedrich Ritter, who escapes to the island of Floreana with his partner Dora (Vanessa Kirby) to enjoy the solitude and write a manifesto. But his letters, picked up by local boats, are published on the Continent, and others follow his lead to the island. A young German couple (Sweeney and Daniel Bruehl) arrive, followed by self-described baroness Eloise (Ana de Armas), who has an entourage and dreams of building a high-end hotel. Though the weather and the terrain prove challenging, the biggest hurdles to overcome stem from within the community itself. "This is what these people lived through and I just found it fascinating, and I found it utterly human, and surprisingly relatable to human existence today, with all of its foibles, all its quirks," Howard said in a Q&A session after the premiere. Sweeney said it was "every actor's dream" to work with the 70-year-old filmmaker, who won Oscars for best picture and director for 2001's "A Beautiful Mind." Law said he relished the opportunity to work with an ensemble cast, noting: "They don't come along very often." The festival runs through September 15.

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