Rose Glass examines the private horror of mental illness in ‘Saint Maud’

Writer-director Rose Glass has been living with her debut feature, “Saint Maud,” for over six years, more if you add the yearlong delay the film has seen thanks to the pandemic. “I find that gap really interesting,” explained Glass, speaking in London last March before the film’s U.S. release date was pushed back several times. I’ve always thought, ‘What if I suddenly believed in God?’ ” “Saint Maud” stars Jennifer Ehle, left, and Morfydd Clark are pictured with director Rose Glass, center, at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. “I really like working with people who don’t have a lot of other people’s expectations riding on their work,” said Ehle, who had no trepidation coming on board a first-time director’s film. I didn’t feel she was as far away as she may seem to some people.” Morfydd Clark Glass spent the past year co-writing a new film with her National Film & Television School classmate Weronika Tofilska, which they hope to get to shoot this year, but “Maud” has lingered.