At the beginning of his career, Sarah Polly has distinguished herself as an actress in such acclaimed productions as The dawn of the dead, the weight of water or his collaborations with Isabelle Coixetputting themselves at your command my life without me Yes The secret life of words. But directing attracted him more and more, so much so that in 2006 he made his debut behind the cameras with away from herwhich was followed take this waltz with michelle williams Yes seth roden. Since then, Polley had made only one autobiographical documentary, Stories we tellAnd it’s been ten years. women who talk is his new feature fiction film, and it is being postulated as one of the main titles of the awards season.
It is guaranteed by its finalist position at the last Toronto Film Festival (which it shared with The Mystery of the Glass Onion by winning The Fabelmans), and the unanimous praise it garnered wherever it was screened. It also, of course, helps the powerful cast that Polley has assembled. We have over here Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDorman Yes Ben Whitshawin addition to the Canadian actress Sheila McCarthy. Described by critics as a “Powerful act of protest”, women who talk It is based on the homonymous novel by Miriam Toewswhich takes place in a remote religious community in Bolivia where multiple sexual assaults take place.
women who talk It focuses on the conversations several local women are having in order to find a solution. The subject matter is complex, and in each interview Polley made it clear how difficult it was for him to put this film together, drawing on traumatic memories from early in his career. Polley started playing very early and always described it as a terrible experience when he participated, at the age of eight, in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen of terry gilliam. Young Polley found herself in an extremely toxic environment, which could have inspired her women who talk. “I think he messed up a lot of things and didn’t take responsibility for it.” Polley said of Gilliam.
The director had the advice of a psychologist, Laurie Haskelto develop women who talk with the corresponding responsibility. The film has already released its official trailer, revealing the cast and vibrant cinematography, with the idea that it will have a world premiere next time around. December 25th. It still doesn’t have a date in Spain, but hopefully it will be fixed soon. Take a look at the trailer below these lines.
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