Miss farnsworths seminary for young ladies in virginia, were told, although the scenery screams louisiana, where it was actually. The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written by thomas p. But that was before the june 23 release of coppolas the beguiled. Corseted and clad in immaculate costumes of ivory, cream, and dovegray, whether for gardening, dinner, or an impromptu wounddressing, sofia coppolas latest film at times feels as genteel as its setting. The beguiled runs for ninetyfour minutes, and even those feel like a stretch. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title beguiled. Plus, a visual comparison of the 1971 and 2017 films. Todd mccarthy in the hollywood reporter wrote that the coppola film is a respectable but pallid redo of a. Martha farnsworths seminary for young ladies, a boarding school in rural mississippi, is a. The beguiled, sofia coppolas new film, looks like a historical drama its set in virginia during the civil war but it often behaves more like a fairy tale. John mcburney, a wounded union soldier during the civil war, who takes refuge in a primandproper southern girls school run by martha farnsworth more.
The beguiled is a 2017 american southern gothic film written and directed by sofia coppola, based on the novel of the same name by thomas p. The original 1971 version of the film, directed by don siegel and. The most intriguing thing about sofia coppolas latest film the beguiled, out now is the fact that she chose to make it at all. Its great to see a film like this one, with so many juicy roles for women, roles that run a wide spectrum of humanity. In this film, clint eastwood plays a wounded union soldier during the civil war who takes refuge in a prim southern girls school overseen by geraldine page. The school is cut off from combat as well as society at large, and coppola emphasizes the. There is no evidence as far as i can see that it is in fact a remakein the sense that it reuses the creative elements of 1971 filmand not in fact just another adaptation of the same novel. The film marks the third of five collaborations between siegel and eastwood, following coogans bluff 1968 and two mules for sister sara. Great actors clint eastwood, geraldine page and elizabeth hartmann star in this the 5th film produced by malpaso films. The beguiled is an atmospheric thriller from acclaimed writerdirector sofia coppola. Gene seymour, former movie critic for newsday, thinks coppola was in a. And so his conclusion is that porn is good and prestige not so much.
Sexual tension south of the masondixon line during the civil war, a wounded union soldier is taken in by a finishing school in virginia. Older adults claimed the 1971 film was so much better. Sofia coppolas the beguiled is only a superficial success. I also bought it to watch pattye mattick in her only major film appearanceshe is the girl with glasses. Its a battle of the sexes in sofia coppolas the beguiled. Sofia coppolas version of the beguiled, set in 1864 virginia, takes the 1971 film version of the story and whumps it, gently, the way you. Sofia coppolas the beguiled is only a superficial success bleader. The beguiled is sofia coppolas bloodiest, most visceral. Kirsten dunst on shocking sex scene with colin farrell in new movie the beguiled kristen dunst has opened up on the making of an intimate scene in.
Sofia coppola explains why the beguiled doesnt feature. The beguiled is the upcoming reboot of the 1971 clint eastwood film of the same name which is based on the 1966 novel a painted devil by thomas cullinan. Yesterday i watched the remake of the beguiled and i found it much less impressive than the film made in 1971, but i couldnt remember so well the older version. The story unfolds during the civil war, at a southern girls boarding school. The beguiled release clip compilation 2017 youtube. The beguiled takes place at a girls boarding school in the virginia countryside during the civil war. Sofia coppola has found her next film after stepping away from a live action telling of the little mermaid at universal the oscar winner will write and direct a remake of the beguiled. It is a contained psychodrama with a deliberate sense of fantasy, a fantasy that never once feels plausible and that crumbles at the seams throughout the entire film.
The beguiled is a freudian mood piece from the team of actor clint eastwood and director don siegel. The source is a 1966 southern gothic novel by thomas cullinanlater made into a 1971 film starring clint eastwoodbut the scale and restraint of this beguiled makes it feel more like a short. The beguiled is a respectable but pallid redo of a hothouse civil war melodrama made with much more flair and power by don siegel, and starring clint eastwood, 46. It is a tremendously watchable movie, a dramathriller with subtle touches of noir and black comedy. Sofia coppolas the beguiled is a remake of the 1971 don siegel film of the same name. This article was amended on 11 july to correct the reference to a pet turtle instead of a. The beguiled is a 1971 american southern gothic film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. Cullinan, was previously made into a movie by director don siegel with star clint eastwood back in 1971. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. John mcburney is an injured union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the civil war. Audiences were galled by rick alversons divisive deconstruction of hipsterdom, the comedy, beguiled by the taciturn charms of paul thomas. The new beguiled film is probably being referred to as a remake simply because its more famous as a film. Kirsten dunst sex scene with colin farrell star opens up. He seeks refuge at an allfemale southern boarding school where the teachers and.
Sofia coppolas dreamy, womans eye adaptation of a us civil war story brings the battleground indoors. The late late show with james corden recommended for. It is twice removed from the original text theres a 1971 film by don siegel and the 1966. Siegel claimed that the main theme of his film was the basic desire of women to castrate men, but. That coppolas the beguiled is a largely excellent film i consider to be, at that point, just icing on the cake. The beguiled, based on the book a painted devil by author thomas p. Colin farrell wreaks havoc with cloister of southern. For hit me with your best shot this week, nathaniel has selected the beguiled, the 1971 don siegel film starring clint eastwood with a newlyannounced sofia coppola remake on the way. The overall reaction of the viewer relies on their own judgment. The meaning is not explicit in the images, although you could read plenty into it if you wanted to the women are glimpsed between the iron bars of. Tompkins 2017, 61, then coppolas vision of an empowered.
At a girls school in virginia during the civil war, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded union soldier colin farrell is. Sofia coppolas next filmstarring kirsten dunst and elle fanningis a. Sofia coppolas civil war drama is powerful, primal. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. The world design allows you to bounce between puzzles while also requiring a certain degree of completion to try higher. But they could have run an even fuller spectrum of humanity, and the beguiled could have been even more feminist than it is.
It is the second film adaptation of cullinans novel, following don siegels 1971 film of the same name. It stars nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, and elle fanning. Sofia coppolas new film deploys stars nicole kidman and colin farrell. A few years ago, my friend anne ross, who is the production designer, said, did you ever see the beguiled, the don siegelclint eastwood film. He appears to really, truly change, having learned his lesson. The beguiled is a 2017 american southern gothic film written and directed by sofia coppola. The beguiled is a steamy but restrained thriller the. Clint eastwood is torn between his love and his life in this tense drama about a wounded union soldier sheltered by a girls academy in the south during the height of the civil war. The beguiled is an atmospheric remake that sofia coppola never quite manages to take from languid to lurid. Beguiled director sofia coppola on remakes, aspect. A round robin of suspicion and seduction ensues in the beguiled out june 23, the film that won sofia coppola bestdirector honors last month at cannes. As it turns out, the beguiled a study of repressed female libido boiling over is a natural fit for coppola, and an enormously baffling one for siegel.
It premiered on may 24 at the 2017 cannes film festival, and was selected to compete for the palme dor in its main competition section, where coppola won the best director award, becomin. These words, of course, do not make any sense together. The beguiled, based on a 1966 novel by thomas cullinan previously filmed in 1971, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page, won the best director award at. Sofia coppola to remake clint eastwoods the beguiled. The beguiled is coppolas bloodiest, most visceral movie to date, and it is also one of her best. Y o ud be forgiven if you mistook the title of sofia coppolas new movie, the beguiled, for the becalmed. By farran smith nehme in the julyaugust 2017 issue. And quite an excellent film it is at that, but certainly not one likely to win many converts over to the cult of coppola, a director i frankly adore, and whose films. Start an into film club or log in to rate this film synopsis deep in the woods of the southern us state of virginia in 1864 sits miss farnsworths school for girls, an ageing mansion protecting miss farnsworth, five students and teacher edwina morrow from the american civil war which rages in the near distance. The final third of coppolas film lacks the mystery of siegels, proceeding dutifully toward its grisly conclusion without generating questions. Sofia coppolas the beguileda remake sort of of the 1971 don siegelclint eastwood filmis full of such tableaux.
Coppola notably calls her film the beguiled as opposed to a. Starring nicole kidman, kirsten dunst, elle fanning and colin farrell. Its not a bad film, not at all, but the pulpy source. The world of sofia coppolas the beguiled, as with so many of her films, is gorgeous but stifling. Sofia coppola, nicole kidman deliver a southern gothic hoot the film, which also stars kirsten dunst, colin farrell and elle fanning, is a satisfying reinvention that.
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