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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

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When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 5 wins & 43 nominations.

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8 January 2021 | cruise01
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| Powerful drama with great acting but loses itself as the movie goes on.
3 out of 5 stars.

Pieces of a Woman is a fair drama film about a married couple Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia Labeouf). As Martha is about to give birth at home. Calls for a midwife to help out. But things go horrible when the baby does not make it. Leaving the couple going through loss, grief, and struggling to move on.

It was a decent story. Which can be relatable to cases with couples dealing with loss. It is a powerful drama film. Starts out great for the first hour or so. The direction is raw and does not hold back. The birthing scene is tough and filled with emotions. Can be a tearjerker.

The performances is great with the cast. Vanessa Kirby did a phenomenal job with her role. And rest of the cast did a great job. Dealing with the struggle of loss.

I did find the music score by Howard Shore to be kind of disappointing. Making the film feel kind of slow and tedious. Which after the first hour. It does feel slow moving. They could have edited the long running time better.

It is a striking drama with great performances. But does feel a little dragged out. And long.

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Despite featuring one of the longest delivery scenes ever in film, director Kornél Mundruczó stated that they still sort-of cheated reality by squeezing the entire emotional rollercoaster of a 10-12 hour delivery into a 23-minute scene.

Quotes

Elizabeth: And I'm ashamed of me. That I wasn't a good enough mother to teach you how to stand up and speak for yourself, for God's sakes. And to deal with this. Like my mother taught me. After my father went into the ghetto, my mother found a shack, an empty ...

Goofs

During the trial scene Martha's hair is pulled into a ponytail. When she exits the courtroom during the break her hair is loose. When she enters the shop to develop the photo of her daughter she has a ponytail again.

Crazy Credits

The title appears around the 30-minute mark.

Soundtracks

In a Sentimental Mood (Instr.)
Written by Duke Ellington
Performed by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Drama

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Release Date:

7 January 2021

Language

English

Country of Origin

Canada, Hungary, USA

Filming Locations

Montreal, Québec, Canada

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