The Beguiled 2017
By
Sofia coppola
This film could have been set in any period and at any
place.Thomas cullinen’s novel of the same name sets it in Virginia 1864 at a time when the Civil
War was being fought.
A wounded soldier (Colin Ferrel) finds care and refuge in a Southern girls’school,run by a stiff
headmistress,Nicole Kidman.There is a second in command,Kirsten Dunst ,along
with five pupils left in the school ,rest having gone home.Ferrel recuperates soon
and tries to work his charm on a student,on Kirsten dunst as well as on Kidman,until
his plans go horribly wrong .
There has always been an aura of mystery around Kidman.She runs her school with an iron fist and makes up for her mistake of taking in the soldier by display of sheer strength at the climax.Colin Ferrel is usually
a reliable actor,although he does lose his timing here a bit towards the end.Sofia Coppola managed to
set a perfect mood with brilliant use of lights and costumes.The film runs at a
relished pace for an hour or so,but the denouement seems a bit rushed.I wish it
wud have been a tad scarier,and the resolution might have been arrived at a
slower pace.The script gives the soldier no chance of a comeback.Once he is
down,he doesn’t rise.
I expected a lot more from the film.Coppola won the Best
Director at Cannes for this film.I am not sure if the film is that special.But
then she is a Coppola,and knows how to win !
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