The Beguiled

2017
15
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

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Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in The Beguiled (2017)

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 is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.

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The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

64K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 26 nominations

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A Guide to the Films of Sofia Coppola

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If You Could Have Anything

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Trivia
Contrary to popular belief, McBurney's heritage was not changed to suit Colin Farrell's natural accent. The character is Irish in the book. Farrell was not initially going to use his Dublin accent but pushed to have the movie accurate to the original story.

Goofs
Corporal McBurney sets about sharpening a tool on a whetstone wheel in the garden during his rehabilitation. However, he spins the wheel towards himself as he begins to get it going. This is incorrect. The wheel should be spun away from the user, so that the tool "skims" over the surface, and doesn't have a chance of digging into the wheel and jamming the tool into the user.

Quotes
[from trailer]
John McBurney: [screaming] What have you done to me, you vengeful bitches?

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode #46.4 (2017)

Soundtracks
Lorena
Music by J.P. Webster (as Joseph Philbrick Webster)
Lyrics by Henry D.L. Webster
Performed by Oona Laurence (uncredited)

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Featured review

6/10

Interesting To Look At

This film does have a distinct visual appeal to it, as well as overall solid performances. However, the underlying tension that Coppola I think was going for doesn't really materialize. Instead the viewer is left with feelings of frustration because we know what we're supposed to be feeling, or what we think we should, but the director just can't make it happen. In part this is due to her going for style in place of substance, when these need not be mutually exclusive.