Fragment of a woman

Kathleen 2022-04-23 07:03:24

Chong O's 2nd movie, I like this more than Nowhere. This film may show pain and healing, but more importantly, the struggle of women, the struggle to fight for the right to speak their own body, I hate all the people and things that want to control me. The whole movie is indeed quite depressing, especially after watching the childbirth scene with ¼ of it, it is shocking and even more frightening. The words on the inscription, the communication with the midwife's lawsuit husband and the fierce confrontation with my mother show that I have the initiative to think for my body and my own mind, and it is me and not anyone. Especially as the other half of the sex, they don't even have the right to take off their pants, which is ridiculous. I hate that time heals everything, it can't, it still needs constant struggle to face it. "How can I inflict this pain on others, other people who are already suffering." The Apple girl at the end wished she had her own thoughts and actions and that captivating imagination.

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  • Daija 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    3.5, a story about "women making choices," Vanessa Kirby has several good scenes, including a long and painful labor, a confrontation with her mother (birth in another sense), and courtroom scenes. There are some overly blunt and boring metaphors that are hard to accept, but even male audiences can feel the release of the final gasp, which is good. (The whole movie viewing process is like being produced by childbirth?)

  • Lizzie 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    The way the film conveys emotions and characters is subtle, carefully crafted, but trying to hide it in some inconspicuous details: the mother's desire for control, the whole facial muscles are the midwives of the play, not to mention the teenage girls. A female lead who holds up a character part of the time with just her eyes and gait. The narration of the film does not appeal to the plot context, but very cleverly borrows a pre-climax paragraph to connect a complete and full of emotions. It's about Martha's personal experience. It doesn't have a particularly universal meaning, but it's so precious because everyone is different. To a certain extent, the experience of the absolute individual can truly reach the heart. - Tiff Bell Digital Cinema (9/16/2020)

Pieces of a Woman quotes

  • Lane: Yes, how did you feel holding your baby you had just given birth to?

    Martha: She smelled like an apple.

  • Judge: Yes, how did you feel holding your baby you had just given birth to?

    Lane: She smelled like an apple.