Ever since her partner Patty (Kristina Valada-Viars) died nine months ago, mornings have been hard for Kate Garretson ( Julianne Moore ), the bereaved protagonist of Michael Pearce’s gratifying domestic thriller Echo Valley . The horse rancher wakes up with visible sadness, which the camera (cinematography is by Benjamin Kracun) meditates on throughout the film. In the movie’s first moments, a startled Kate, emerging from the grips of a nightmare, opens her eyes and takes a deep breath before sitting up. Her feet dangle, then land with a thud on the delicate rug hugging the side of her bed. Kate’s routines are plagued by a similar heaviness.

Ever since her partner Patty (Kristina Valada-Viars) died nine months ago, mornings have been hard for Kate Garretson ( Julianne Moore ), the b

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