Sophia Coppola returns to the director’s chair with this week’s The Beguiled. A remake of the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page, this one features Nicole Kidman as Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of a school for girls in Civil War-era Virginia. One day one of her students comes across a Union soldier named … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: The Beguiled
Gender Roles in the Marketing of The Beguiled, Both Old and New
The Beguiled, director Sofia Coppola’s remake of a 1971 drama starring Clint Eastwood, opens this weekend. The story more or less remains intact: Set during the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier named John McBurney is discovered by one of the members of a reclusive all-girls school. The soldier - Colin Farrell in the new … Continue reading Gender Roles in the Marketing of The Beguiled, Both Old and New
