Pieces of a Woman (2020)
- Directed by
- Kornél Mundruczó
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,326 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A woman named Martha experiences a traumatic home birth that results in the death of her baby. She and her partner Sean struggle with their grief while her mother Elizabeth pushes for a legal case against the midwife.
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What happens
Pieces of a Woman is a 2020 melodrama film directed by Kornél Mundruczó, from a screenplay by Kata Wéber. The film stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, and Ellen Burstyn as the family and associates of Martha (Kirby) involved in her traumatic childbirth, baby loss, and a subsequent court case against the midwife, Eva (Parker), whom Martha's mother Elizabeth (Burstyn) blames for the baby's death. Martin Scorsese and Sam Levinson served as executive producers, and the film was scored by Howard Shore. An international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film is partly based on Mundruczó and Wéber's stage play of the same name and explores themes of grief and loss. It premiered on September 4, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where Kirby won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. It was released in select theaters on December 30, 2020, before beginning to digitally stream on Netflix on January 7, 2021, and became noted for its long take childbirth scene at the start of the film. The film received generally positive reviews, with praise for the actors, particularly Kirby and Burstyn, though elements of the plot were criticized. For her performance, Kirby received Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice, and Golden Globe nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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