Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes in Montreal to see critically-acclaimed WOMEN TALKING.
Advance screenings will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2022 in:
Synopsis:
Based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, “Women Talking” follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men.
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: August Winter, Ben Whishaw, Claire Foy, Frances McDormand, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Kate Hallett, Kira Guloien, Liv McNeil, Michelle McLeod, Rooney Mara, Shayla Brown, Sheila McCarthy
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Universal Pictures Canada release WOMEN TALKING – In Select Theatres January 13, 2023. Everywhere January 20, 2023.
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What a year! 2022 honestly was the year we’ve been holding-out for with restrictions having lifted after all our patience these past couple years with the Pandemic. And it was a phenomenal year for Cinema and Toronto proved once again it was at the forefront of it all as the hub for it all!
Team Mr. Will break-down their Top Fave (and then some…) favourites of 2022 in this Highlight Reel below. See what these films mean to us. And yes, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Women Talking were big hits among the Team, in addition told in fresh, underheard voices. But what about some of their other eclectic picks you might’ve missed-out on? This is worth a watch. This Team has a sense of humour!
What were your favourites of 2022?
Some exciting Mr. Will highlights also from the year:
Team Mr. Will are: David Baldwin, Justin Waldman, Amanda Gilmore, Nicholas Porteous and George Kozera (missing from photo in header). So grateful for an amazing Team and an amazing year! Thank you all for your support all these years. We promise we’re in it as long as you’re in it! To a cinematic 2023!
Team Mr. Will
As TIFF ’22 begins to wind-down, things are coming at a bit more manageable pace. But that doesn’t mean the talent and caliber of Films are any less as there’s still plenty to be excited about. So happy to have gotten a little bit more sleep today and look forward to actually seeing some movies back-to-back the next few days!
We spotted some pretty major talent today, including an icon!
MOVING ON
WOMEN TALKING (written/directed by our Sarah Polley)
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Our Reviews are coming begin to pile-in. Click here for more including our thoughts on TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, WOMEN TALKING and more.
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By Amanda Gilmore
This exquisite Adaptation of Miriam Toews’ acclaimed novel follows a group of women in a Mennonite colony who have experienced generations of epidemic abuse. The men, who hold the power, have told the women that the sexual assaults inflicted on them were the cause of ghosts or their own imagination. But when one of the men is caught and names others as culprits, a group of women are tasked with deciding if they should stay and fight or leave.
Writer-Director Sarah Polley is back with this simple yet complex film. It’s straightforward in its narrative, however, it examines the intricate meanings of justice, forgiveness, and faith. Further, it shows women reconstructing the future they want for themselves and their children. Each character has a different perspective, which helps examine the many themes in Women Talking.
Salome (Claire Foy) seeks retribution for the evils inflicted on her and her fellow women. Level-headed and soon-to-be-mother Ona (Rooney Mara) hopes to leave the colony and pave a new life for her unborn child. Mariche (Jessie Buckley) can’t agree to stay or leave and bluntly questions each opinion that is given. The trios’ mothers, Greta (Sheila McCarthy) and Agata (Judith Ivey) symbolize the generations of silence that have led to the perpetuated abuse. An emotional knockout scene happens when Greta apologizes to Mariche for her part in the abuse.
The entire female Ensemble deliver top-tier performances that make it hard to pick a standout. Yet, Buckley is given the biggest character arch and gives an indelible performance as a woman grappling with the painful truth. Among these women is school teacher August (Ben Whishaw), who takes the minutes of the meeting. He symbolizes the men who support and care for women. Whishaw gives a heartbreaking performance.
In lesser hands, Women Talking would come off as stagey. However, Polley, along with Editors Christopher Donaldson and Rosyln Kalloomakes, make it cinematic. Polley uses imagery to convey the subtext and further the themes. Such as repetitive visuals of the women’s hair being braided. This shows them being tied in their experiences and banding together in their decision for a future. Additionally, the exceptional Direction from Polley effectively shows the violence while never being exploitative. She achieves this by showing the aftermath rather than the actual abuse.
Women Talking is one of the best films of the year.
Women Talking screens as follows at TIFF ’22:
Tue, Sep 13 IN-PERSON at Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre at 6:30 pm
Wed, Sep 14 IN-PERSON at Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre at 2:30 pm
Fri, Sep 16 IN-PERSON at Royal Alexandra Theatre at 8:30 pm
Sat, Sep 17 IN-PERSON at TIFF Bell Lightbox at 6:00 pm
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