The 2020s have so far acknowledged several great adapted screenplays with the Oscar.
The film is based on the French filmLa Famille Belierand is pretty much a faithful adaptation.
Waititi plays a bumbling version of Hitler, who acts as Jojo’s imaginary friend.
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The imaginary Hitler, by far the film’s most divisive element, is also Waititi’s addition.
The result isa film that will delight some and greatly annoy others.
Whether those changes were for the better is another matter entirely.
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It stars an ensemble, includingRooney Mara,Claire Foy,Jessie Buckley,Ben Whishaw, andFrances McDormand.
An ode to female solidarity,Women Talkinglives up to its title.
Oscar-winnerOlivia Colmanco-stars as Anthony’s daughter, Anne, who struggles to connect with him.
LikeWomen Talking,The Fatheris all about the words.
The result is an intimate drama about aging and forgetting whosestripped-down approach only enhances the story’s themes.
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