An exceptional success at mixing comedy and drama / Rich representations of minorities, excellent dialogues
Cast: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Caleb Landry Jones, Kathryn Newton, Clarke Peters
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writer: Martin McDonagh
Cinematographer: Ben Davis
Editor: Jon Gregory
Composer: Carter Burwell
The many facets of truth!
Gender roles in Victorian Canada / Excellent female lead
Cast: Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, David Cronenberg, Anna Paquin
Director: Mary Harron
Script: Margaret Atwood, Sarah Polley
Cinematography: Brendan Steacy
Music: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
A man has three women to chose from… and he chooses the wrong one. Is this movie about how stupid a man can be? 🙂
See also “The Beguiled” by Sofia Coppola (2017)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
Director: Don Siegel
Writers: Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Editing: Carl Pingitore
Excellent performance and direction
Cast: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank
Director: William Oldroyd
Writer: Alice Birch; based on Lady Macbeth of Mtensk by Nikolai Leskov
Cinematographer: Ari Wegner
Editor: Nick Emerson
Composer: Dan Jones
A case of corruption and power in modern-day Netherlands
Actors: Marwan Kenzari, Jochum ten Haaf, Barry Atsma
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writers: Moniek Kramer, Tijs van Marle
Music by Adam Nordén
Cinematography by Guido van Gennep
Film Editing by Marcel Wijninga