Lynne Ramsay

“You Were Never Really Here”

A darling of the Cannes crowd since her early features “Ratcatcher” and “Morvern Callar,” Ramsay made good on the Statewide attention that greeted “We Need to Talk About Kevin” with this disturbing, hypnotic psychological thriller. The film’s brutal intensity may prove too much for more skittish Oscar voters, but her acclaim among cineastes is as high as they come, and she’s been nominated for best director by the BIFAS and the Spirit Awards.