Women Talking
First screened in October 2022 / Most recently screened in May 2025

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Director: Sarah Polley. Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil, Ben Whishaw, August Winter, Frances McDormand. Screenplay: Sarah Polley (based on the novel by Miriam Toews).

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Photo © 2022 Orion Pictures

In Brief: Sturdy, searching take on a tricky, painful text. Not every beat works, but Polley has ideas, conviction, compassion.

VOR: ④  In some ways a mirror of the book; in others, a departure. Some choices and changes box the film in a little; others give it rich independent life.

Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
★	Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Screenplay
	Best Original Score: Hildur Gudnaðttír
Other Awards:
	Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Adapted Screenplay
	Independent Spirit Awards: Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble Cast)
	Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Ensemble Cast
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Adapted Screenplay
	National Board of Review: Best Ensemble Cast

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