Chris here. Like I'm sure many of you will relate, Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled is among my most anticipated of the Cannes lineup. The festival kicks off this coming Wednesday, but we'll have to wait for these repressed southern ladies until the back half of the festival according to the just released festival schedule. Cry not, readers, because we'll be hearing about Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck right out of the gate.
Also to dry your tears is a brand new poster in all its gauzy glory to knock you sideways - literally:
Some thoughts:
- How do I get this "Vengeful Bitch" filter on my phone?
- This Cannes red carpet is going to be off the charts, right? It comes last in Kidman's Cannes foursome, so maybe she'll save the best for last? What bird will she emulate this time?
- Colin Farrell stuck just out of frame because that's what he gets for taking Kidman's top billing.
- That blush pink is so smartly used and unexpected. Like the the first trailer, this promises a more twisted take on feminity from Sofia Coppola.
- But how twisted? The film was just got an R rating for "some sexuality", which is missing a key spoilery detail if you're unacquainted to the original (which: fix that if you are). Maybe Coppola keeps the "vengeance" even more to the imagination...
- All different directions of gaze from each woman suggesting different motivations, intentions, plotting, etc. while still being a unified force. LOVE.
- If this sophomore trip to the Cannes main competition should yield Coppola's film a prize, where do you think it could prevail?