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The Beguiled
2017 93 min United States of America R 18+
★6.6
Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
🎭 Based on
«The Beguiled»
byThomas P. Cullinan
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Description
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.
Budget:
$10.5M
US Gross:
$10.71M
Worldwide:
$27.87M
Starring
Nicole Kidman
Actor
Kirsten Dunst
Actor
Elle Fanning
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2017
— Best Director
Cannes Film Festival 2017
— Palme d'Or
Key opinion
The Beguiled is widely recognized for its refined, atmospheric aesthetic and strong performances, though viewers are polarized by its deliberate, slow-burning pace. While some appreciate Sofia Coppola's focus on psychological tension and visual storytelling, others find the narrative lackadaisical and less impactful than the 1971 original.
| Cinematography | The cinematography and production design create a lush, immersive, and precise visual world that effectively captures the film's gothic, isolated atmosphere. | |
| Acting | The acting ensemble, particularly Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, delivers strong and convincing performances, though opinions on Kirsten Dunst's specific contribution are divided. | |
| Pacing | The film's slow and methodical pacing creates a divide; admirers appreciate the deliberate tension-building, while critics find the first hour sluggish and lacking in momentum. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed through two lenses: some praise the subtle, ironic exploration of female psychology and power dynamics, while others argue it discards essential character depth and tension found in the source material. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds as an intimate, stylistic chamber drama for fans of the director’s signature mood, but struggles to achieve the broader emotional resonance or narrative urgency of more traditional war dramas. |