Faith and Film: The Beguiled
Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.
The Beguiled, a new film directed by Sofia Coppola, is set in 1864 Virginia. While the Civil War rages on, with cannons booming in the distance, an oddly protected life goes on behind the gates of Miss Farnsworth’s Seminary for Girls. Only four students remain at the school run by Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman), with assistance from tutor Edwina (Kirsten Dunst) and teenaged helper Alicia (Elle Fanning). While war goes on around them, Martha schools the girls in everything from French to literature to music to gardening. It’s nice to hear psalms and hymns recited and chanted!
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