Pieces of a Woman (2020)
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- Synopsis:
- Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with her husband and her domineering mother, along with the publicly vilified midwife, whom she must face in court. A deeply personal, searing, and ultimately transcendent story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
- Actors:
- Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Snook, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker, Ben Safdie, Iliza Shlesinger, Jimmie Fails, Kim Gillingham, Vanessa Smythe, Domenic Di Rosa, Tyrone Benskin, Sean Tucker, Letitia Brookes, Dusan Dukic, Noël Burton, Alain Dahan, Leisa Reid, Joelle Jeremie
- Directors:
- Kornél Mundruczó
- Genres:
- Drama
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Powerful Drama - Pieces of a Woman review by GI
A strong and at times harrowing drama that deals with the grief, heartache and sheer pain following an unforeseen tragedy. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBoeuf) are a happy couple expecting their first child. He is a rough and ready blue collar worker and she is from a posher background dominated by the family matriarch (Ellen Burstyn). But when an awful calamity strikes Sean and Martha struggle to put their lives back together and hairline cracks begin to emerge in their relationship. The film is definitely a vehement and powerful study and you can't help but admire many aspects of it especially the performances of Kirby and LaBeouf who are superb throughout. But the film does let itself down occasionally, an example being in a rather undercooked courtroom storyline which lacked the emotional punch needed. The first third of this film is authentic, agonising and extremely effective cinema and the remainder perfectly acted with some enigmatic aspects that you'll either like or find a bit strange. Overall this is a strong and confident film and well worth checking out especially to see Kirby in a fantastic performance.