The Beguiled

— “The Beguiled” is a mesmerizing film, that’s executed with precision. It moves at a perfect pace as a wounded Union soldier is taken in by a handful of compassionate Southern women remaining at a ladies seminary. The women are proper nearly to a fault, with passions simmering just below the surface as they tend to the handsome stranger’s wounds. In the end, it’s hard to know who the real enemy is. It’s an intriguing film with melodrama, sensitivity, desire, black comedy, and enough turns and twists to keep us watching. Definitely worth seeing.

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[2017. 93 min. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning.]
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