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Young Lady
젊은 처제
2015 73 min Великобритания, Ирландия R 18+
★6.5
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Description
Joon-seok and Soo-yeon are 3 years married. They are happy but have no child and are slightly tired of each other. A female friend from Japan visits them and stays with them for a month. That's when things happen. The friend is an AV Idol who Joon-seok has always been a fan of. Hitomi is sleeping on his sofa!!!
Awards
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016
— FIPRESCI Prize
European Film Awards 2017
— Discovery of the Year
Goya Awards 2018
— Best European Film
European Film Awards 2017
— Discovery of the Year
European Film Awards 2017
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2018
— Best Debut (Screenplay, Direction or Production)
BAFTA 2018
— Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film
Key opinion
This adaptation of Leskov's novella is a visually striking but polarising film that translates the original Russian setting to a cold, Victorian English landscape. While many viewers praise Florence Pugh’s commanding lead performance and the film's minimalist aesthetic, others criticize the character development as abrupt and the overall narrative as emotionally detached or hollow.
| Acting | Florence Pugh delivers a standout, commanding performance that effectively captures the character's descent from oppressed bride to ruthless, calculating figure. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography features elegant, minimalist, and painterly compositions that successfully mirror the heroine's isolation through the stark, cold English landscape. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: some appreciate the bold, modern feminist reinterpretation of the source material, while others find the narrative motivations superficial and the transition into sociopathy too abrupt to be believable. | |
| Pacing | The film’s pacing is a subject of debate, with some viewers finding the static, contemplative rhythm and atmosphere compelling, while others perceive the storytelling as dull, tedious, or lacking in necessary development. | |
| Adaptation | The creative changes to the ending and the overall departure from Leskov’s original text are contentious, with some critics viewing the subversions as innovative and others dismissing them as absurd or failing to capture the spirit of the source material. |