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The Beguiled (2017)
Directed by Sofia Coppola
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Overview
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
Rated R | Length 93 minutes
Actors
Colin Farrell | Nicole Kidman | Kirsten Dunst | Elle Fanning | Oona Laurence | Angourie Rice | Addison Riecke | Emma Howard | Wayne Pére | Matt Story | Joel Albin | Eric Ian
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2017 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Having never watched the original, or read the novel, I don’t have anything to compare this remake to. I did however like it. Its definitely a Sofia Coppola movie, more concerned with quiet spaces and natural light than any larger theme. The repressed sexuality of the female students and teachers, and the way in which Farrell’s character manipulates them, ultimately to his own detriment, comes across quite well, but at arm’s length.
It felt more like a fairy tale with the emasculation of man as its subtext, than a story about the Civil War. One of the audience members, walking out after the movie commented “well that was highly improbable.” Obviously she wasn’t well versed in Sofia Coppola’s work. I’m always amazed at the cultural ignorance of film audiences in Boulder.
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