By Anne Brodie Misericordia (“compassion or empathy”) is an unsettling, unobvious thriller, a quiet but gale force knockout that may leave viewers gasping. Alain Guiraudie’s adaptation of the novel Stranger By The Lake, the French, Spanish and Portuguese co-pro is extraordinary – clever, sneaky …
Michelle McLeod’s Thoughtful, Heart-Stopping Performance in Women Talking.
Michelle McLeod Courtesy: Calyssa Loraine You won't soon forget Michelle McLeod's heartbreaking performance as a young traumatised member of a closed religious community. Sarah Polley's stunning adaptation of Miriam Toews' semi-autobiographical book follows the women in the community who have …
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The Human Comedy/Drama Laid Bare in This Week’s Entertainment. “It’s gonna be a bumpy ride!” (Margo Channing)
By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley's achingly poignant Women Talking, based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews tells the fact-based story of women in an ultra-conservative religious colony in South America. They are victims of daily rapes, unwanted pregnancies, and physical and emotional abuse at …
Two Canadian Oscar Hopefuls, Spies, Emily’s in Paris, a Tiger’s Tale, Horses, the Wild West and … Baked Goods.
By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley's achingly poignant Women Talking is based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews concerns the women of an ultra-conservative religious colony in rebellion against generational sexual and domestic abuses by their men. Polley's star-studded cast of Rooney Mara, …
An Extraordinarily Emotional Week in Filmed Entertainment.
Nicolas Cage in the film, PIG from Elevation Pictures, NEON By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley begins shooting her latest script Women Talking in Toronto And what a cast she's assembled! The mighty, mighty Frances McDormand, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Ben Wishaw and our own Sheila …
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