Women Talking (film) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Women Talking (film)
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sarah Polley
Produced by	Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Frances McDormand
Screenplay by	Sarah Polley
Starring	Rooney Mara Claire Foy Jessie Buckley Judith Ivey Ben Whishaw Frances McDormand
Music by	Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cinematography	Luc Montpellier
Editing by	Christopher Donaldson Roslyn Kalloo
Studio	Orion Pictures Plan B Entertainment Hear/Say Productions
Distributed by	United Artists Releasing
Release date(s)	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) (Telluride) December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) (United States)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Money made	$7.6 million

Women Talking is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley. It is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, and inspired by real-life events that occurred at the Manitoba Colony, a remote and isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia. It features an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also served as a producer on the film.

Women Talking premiered at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022, and was released in the United States via select theaters on December 23, 2022, before a wide release on January 27, 2023, by United Artists Releasing. The film received acclaim from critics, who lauded Polley's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast (particularly of Foy, Buckley, and Whishaw) and score. It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, 75th Writers Guild of America Awards, and the 95th Academy Awards where it was also nominated for Best Picture.

Cast

Production

Director and screenwriter Sarah Polley (left), actress and co-producer Frances McDormand, and author of the novel Miriam Toews

In December 2020, it was reported that Frances McDormand would star in the film, which would be written and directed by Sarah Polley. In June 2021, Ben Whishaw, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy and Michelle McLeod joined the cast of the film. Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the film's score.

Principal photography took place from July 19 to September 10, 2021 in Toronto, Canada, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Costume designer Quita Alfred procured some fabric and prayer coverings from an actual Mennonite community store, using differing colors and patterns for each family to represent certain traits they held as a unit.

Women Talking is the last film released by UAR before Amazon ceased the distributor's operations and folded it into MGM, Orion's parent company.

Music

Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the film's score, with Skúli Sverrisson providing guitar solos. The soundtrack was among the inaugural titles released through Universal Music Group's label Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score, which was released this film's soundtrack digitally on December 23, 2022, the same day as the start of the film's limited theatrical release. It was released on physical CD later that month. The score cue "Speak Up," which served as the basis for the film's trailer music, was released digitally on November 4, 2022.

The 1967 song "Daydream Believer" performed by The Monkees was featured in the film, however it is not included on the soundtrack.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022. It also screened at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2022, followed by screenings at the 60th New York Film Festival on October 10, 2022 and at the 2022 AFI Fest on November 5, 2022. It began its limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on December 23, 2022 by Orion Pictures (through United Artists Releasing), with a wide expansion on January 27, 2023. It was originally scheduled for a limited release on December 2, 2022, but was moved to December 23 to avoid competition with Avatar: The Way of Water.

The film was released for VOD on February 21, 2023, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on March 7, 2023.

See also

In Spanish: Ellas hablan para niños