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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

Director:
Kornél Mundruczó

COUNTRY
Canada/USA

Genre
Drama

NORWEGIAN TITLE
-

RUNNING TIME
128 minutes

Producer:
Kevin Turen
Ashley Levinson
Aaron Ryder

Screenwriter (based on a story by Kornél Mundruczó):
Kata Wéber


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Martha Weiss Vanessa Kirby
Sean Carson Shia LaBeouf
James Morse Ellen Burstyn ˝
Eva Woodward Molly Parker
Suzanne Weiss Sarah Snook
Anita Weiss Iliza Shlesinger -
Chris Benny Safdie -
Max Jimmie Fails -

 

Review

A harrowingly realistic opening act about a home birth sets the stage for this at times heartrending drama by Hungarian filmmaker and Cannes Festival favourite Kornél Mundruczó (White God). This first part of the film is so agonizing and brilliantly made and played that you wonder how Mundruczó can possibly follow it up. And unfortunately, the ensuing healing processes, conflicts and conclusions are oddly predictable and a tad contrived. Still, the solid acting and the handling of the continually valid interpersonal strifes give the picture weight and make you watch with interest, if not fascination. A fine Vanessa Kirby received an Academy Award nomination for her lead role, and Shia LaBeouf is equally engrossing as her partner.

Copyright © 01.11.2021 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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