The Beguiled

"Innocent, until betrayed."

2017 1h 33m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 2,277

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Innocent, until betrayed.”

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Cast

Colin Farrell
Corporal McBurney
Nicole Kidman
Miss Martha
Kirsten Dunst
Edwina
Elle Fanning
Alicia
Oona Laurence
Amy
Angourie Rice
Jane
Addison Riecke
Marie
Emma Howard
Emily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sofia Coppola
Writers: Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp, Sofia Coppola
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sofia Coppola, shot by Philippe Le Sourd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christian Mazzalai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sarah Flack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Innocent, until betrayed.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5592248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sofia Coppola directs. Philippe Le Sourd behind the camera. Christian Mazzalai scores. Sarah Flack cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Sofia Coppola, shot by Philippe Le Sourd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Christian Mazzalai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sarah Flack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Innocent, until betrayed.".
7IMDB entry: tt5592248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has 7 community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "remake", "sexual tension", "period drama".
10Released under 40 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philippe Le Sourd
Original score: Christian Mazzalai
Editing: Sarah Flack
Production design: Anne Ross
Costume design: Stacey Battat
Makeup / hair: Kimberly Amacker
Sound: Richard Beggs
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Galpin
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,500,000
Box office: $27,869,129
Return: 265% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Beguiled (2017)

Awards

Cannes Best Director Award

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Reno2017-11-29
★ 7/10
The lust and the destruction! I neither read the book, nor seen the original film. It was a small slice of the American civil war. But did not focused on the actual war. A fictional drama that followed an injured soldier who sheltered in a girls school was looked after well by the stayed back teachers and students. While he was recovering, fallen in love with one of the women. But everybody else too had a little crush on him since he's the one man around. That causes a bump, following a twist in the tale, all comes to halt. A simple and nice drama. Best picks for the roles. But Kristen Dunst did not sync-in with the rest of the girls. Nice clothings too, a perfect recreation of the mid 19th century. I enjoyed it, good for watching at once, but I bet those who watched both the version would go for the old one. Especially for Clint Eastwood. Though Colin Ferrell was not bad in this. Not the best film from Sofia Coppola compared with her others, definitely not worst either. 7/10
Gimly2018-01-05
★ 5/10
A well acted Civil War drama, but one that perhaps would have played better on the stage of a theatre than the screen of a cinema. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.