Review of The Beguiled (2017) by Lenard W — 21 Jul 2017
Set inside the antebellum plantation used for young female education, director Sofia Coppola uses her husband's band for atmosphere and stark hues to highlight the contrast of the pre-war and post-war American South.
One of the students who remained behind when the War broke out finds an injured Union soldier in the woods. Being a benevolent Christian, she escorts him back to the school to have the mistresses tend his wounds.
He turns out to be a recent immigrant not just to Virginia, but also to the States. His youthful vigor soon tempts the older headmistress, the young teacher who is not so well-travelled, and a teenage seductress.
Quietly the walls coming tumbling down as both the North and South engage in a battle of the sexes. The soldier notices the disrepair the school has undergone since the labor force left, a sign that these Southern debutantes are too cloistered for their own good and need to be taken care of permanently.
This review of The Beguiled (2017) was written by Lenard W on 21 Jul 2017.
The Beguiled has generally received positive reviews.
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