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Pieces of a Woman

2020 · 127 min

A raw, immersive plunge into grief, anchored by a harrowing long take and a quietly devastating emotional aftermath.

Directed by
Kornél Mundruczó
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn
Overview
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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Directed by
Kornél Mundruczó
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Kata Wéber
Starring
Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Molly Parker, Steven McCarthy
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
127 min
Country
Canada, Hungary, United States of America
Languages
English

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