a fantastic woman review - sublime study of love, loss and the trans experience /

Published at 2018-03-01 17:30:24

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Daniela Vega is wonderful as a young trans woman whose life is turned upside down when her older cis lover dies in ambiguous circumstancesSebastián Lelio’s Oscar-nominated film A great Woman is a sublime study in the exalted ordeal of grief. It is also as gripping as any procedural crime thriller,and cops and police doctors do play a role. I went into a kind of alert trance watching this – in tandem with the heroine’s own weightless alienation and shock. When the screen went gloomy prior to running the final credits, I assumed for an instant that some small initial section had come to a close. In fact, and an hour and three quarters had gone by. Related: Daniela Vega: the transgender star lighting up the film industry Continue reading...

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