in the don siegel version we have shots of the battlefield and flashbacks but none of that here, it ise. in the novel and the siegel version there is a slave character who has been written out of this. sofia coppola said because she did not want to trivialise that subject and also because in her mind, that is not what the story is about. i have to confess i have a real fondness of the don siegel version, it is an exploitation movie. it's very ripe. it has some very raw scenes in it, but i do like it. this version takes it in a different direction, a very different tone. it is a valid interpretation. that is the question, is it worth remaking something that has been done so well in the past? it is worth it because it is such a different film. i actually prefer the don siegel version but i'm happy... the two versions can coexist because they are such different films, and personally, i grew up loving ‘705 exploitation cinema and i will always have a fondness for the original, but the performances are very good. nicole kidman is very nuanced in her response and colin farrell is terrific. h

we have the beguiled, which is sofia coppola's remake of the don siegel film from 1971.have cars 3, the animated sequel, more cars. and war for the planet of the apes, the ongoing saga continues. sofia coppola. yes, the point is, this is based on a novel by thomas cullinan that was filmed before by don siegel in 1971, a famous adaptation. cult movie. in the civil wara adaptation. cult movie. in the civil war a wounded soldier is found in the woods by a young girl from a place for young ladies, and he is brought back, he is very badly wounded. and his presence immediately starts to cause a ke rfuffle, immediately starts to cause a kerfuffle, not only because he is an enemy soldier, but also because he isa man. enemy soldier, but also because he is a man. he is a clip. —— here. miss martha! marie, come with me. help, miss martha. miss martha! amy! help! what happened? are you all right? how did he get here? he was all alone in the woods. i couldn't leave him there to die. you know you're not supposed to go that far. is he dead? no, not yet. quick, we need to move him to th

in the don siegel version we have shots of the battlefield and flashbacks but none of that here, it isject and also because in her mind, that is not what the story is about. i have to confess i have a real fondness of the don siegel version, it is an exploitation movie. it's very ripe. it has some very raw scenes in it, but i do like it. this version takes it in a different direction, a very different tone. it is a valid interpretation. that is the question, is it worth remaking something that has been done so well in the past? it is worth it because it is such a different film. i actually prefer the don siegel version but i'm happy... the two versions can coexist because they are such different films, and personally, i grew up loving ‘70s exploitation cinema and i will always have a fondness for the original, but the performances are very good. nicole kidman is very nuanced in her response and colin farrell is terrific. he has the sly look in his eye, you think he's in control but maybe he isn't. i would encourage people to see this but also the don siegel version which is still a ver

in the don siegel version we have shots of the battlefield and flashbacks but none of that here, it iswho has been written out of this. sofia coppola said because she did not want to trivialise that subject and also because in her mind, that is not what the story is about. i have to confess i have a real fondness of the don siegel version, it is an exploitation movie. it's very ripe. it has some very raw scenes in it, but i do like it. this version takes it in a different direction, a very different tone. it is a valid interpretation. that is the question, is it worth remaking something that has been done so well in the past? it is worth it because it is such a different film. i actually prefer the don siegel version but i'm happy... the two versions can coexist because they are such different films, and personally, i grew up loving ‘70s exploitation cinema and i will always have a fondness for the original, but the performances are very good. nicole kidman is very nuanced in her response and colin farrell is terrific. he has the sly look in his eye, you think he's in control but maybe

and i felt in the don siegel film they are pretty crazy and pretty out there. and i wanted the head mistress to still be dignified and be attractive. and you know even though they are all different ages and stages of their lives. and extreme things do happen in this story but i wanted them to not just be crazy, but that you could try to understand how they might be-- to do the things that they have done. and i pictured nicole kidman when i was writing it, i always loved her as an actress. i think she just has such strength and poise to be this southern lady that, you know, i could see that she was raised to be throwing balls and now the party soafer, no one is there at the wartime and she has to be strong and keep all these girls surviving on this kind of abandoned plan taition. >> also i think she brings so much humor in this kind of, in a twisted way which i wanted it to have humor but then still be connected with emotional depth. >> yeah, absolutely. that moment with her this in the bloody night gown, is a very intense, kind of funny in a twisted way. why do

and actually in the don siegel film, she is a little over the top.cole placer -- plays her, she is much more subdued. sofia: i wanted to make the characters human and relatable, even in this extreme situation. in the don siegel film, they are pretty crazy. they're pretty out there. i wanted a headmistress to still .e dignified and be attractive even though they are all different ages, different stages of their life. extreme things do happen in the story. i wanted them to not just be crazy. you could try to understand how they might be driven to do the things that they have done. i pictured nicole kidman when i was writing. i've always loved her as an actor. she has such strength and poise, to be this southern lady that i could see she was raised to be throwing balls and now the party 's over. it's more time. -- it's wartime. she has to be strong and keep all these girls surviving on this kind of abandoned citation. also can -- abandoned plantation. also, she brings a sense of twisted humor. i wanted to have humor, but be connected with current -- wit

we have the beguiled, which is sofia coppola's remake of the don siegel film from 1971.a coppola. yes. as i already learnt i have to pronounce. yes, "cope—ola", "cop—pola" let's call the whole thing off!