
Women Talking
Women Talking
This event occurred as part of the 22/23 Hop Film season. This is an archived view.
An all-star cast powers this fearless adaptation of the acclaimed novel about a group of cloistered women who secretly meet to stop an epidemic of abuse.
22/23 Hop FilmIn a hayloft on a prairie far away, a group of Mennonite women gather to conspire. They have choices, just like us: they could do nothing; they could stay and fight; or they can leave. The metaphor is as clear as the light, for they need to outlast the abuse they endure from men. We never see these men, but we gather their power in the women's eyes. This is a movie that reminds us of Carl Dreyer, but this adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel has women's survival as its faith, and its look, its light and its sound emerge through the writing and direction of Sarah Polley. Lit up by radiantly fierce performances (Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy and Judith Ivey) this is, to quote the film, "an act of female imagination," yet another Polley masterpiece, and, unequivocally, the film for now. (Canada, 2022, 104m) Courtesy of United Artists
Note: this film contains mature thematic content including sexual assault and bloody images.
Women Talking is a deep and searching exploration of self-determination, group responsibility, faith, and forgiveness, philosophically engaging and emotionally rich in equal measure.
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