That’s been the case since her debut with the wistful The Virgin Suicides, through Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, Somewhere and to The Bling Ring.
It’s her fascination with these emotionally-isolated female characters on the cusp of womanhood that has led to accusations against Coppola as being kind of one-note, even if her films are, undoubtedly, technical marvels that are beautiful to look at.
In her defence, a lot of filmmakers have a narrow field of interest, not everyone aspires to Kubrickian genre-hopping.
So if you’re a fan of Coppola’s work, her perspective and her voice, you’ll love The Beguiled. If you’ve found her movies grating or only really responded to Lost in Translation, her most accessible film, then this might not be for you.
In the last year of the American Civil War, Union soldier John McBurney (Colin Farrell) is wounded and wanders into the woods by Miss Farnsworth’s School for Girls in Virginia…
Source: The Beguiled movie review: Sofia Coppola is all about the female gaze
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