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The Beguiled

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Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker 06/26/2017
The story may sometimes come off as a ribald soldiers' tale that Siegel ... had been awaiting a sexual revolution to tell; still, his intense, intelligent breakdown of the film's wild outbursts reveals subtleties of love, despair, and shame ... Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/08/2017
A rather daring experiment in subverting audience empathy - almost an art-house 'I Spit On Your Grave,' in which the assault/revenge elements that may satisfy one half of the audience will probably piss off the other, and then vice versa. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 11/29/2022
B+
It has an eerie power and unsettling Gothic gloom that keep it riveting until the finish. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/23/2022
3/4
The filmmaking and sheer oddity of everything onscreen remain compulsively watchable. Go to Full Review James Clay Fresh Fiction 11/19/2020
A-
THE BEGUILED is an excellent film and surprisingly weird in the ways that provoke thought about sexual repression and the mental effects of war on the front lines and those shielded from society. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/14/2020
3.5/4
Its status as one of Eastwood's most intriguing works remains undisturbed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 21 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Blobbo X @Blobbo May 22 Nicely done variation on the theme of the traveling salesman and the farmer and his 3 daughters. See more JASON H Jan 26 Besides one weird scene at the very beginning of the movie which I guess understanding the era it takes place in I'd say a pretty solid film. See more Alec B 01/03/2024 At first glance, its easy to see why both Siegel and Eastwood were attracted to the material but the final product is quite unique in both of their filmographies. It's a melodrama and also a sexual thriller but one that's ultimately focused on fantasy/memory. I can see why it bombed, by the bleak ending the movie has alienated just about every potential mainstream audience member. See more Tera K 08/13/2023 This is one of my favorite films of all time! It's perfect in every way, the performances are great and it's just so much fun! See more Logan M 06/03/2023 One of the oddest and most disturbing films Eastwood has ever made. Also one of the best. See more Read all reviews
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Don Siegel

Director

Clint Eastwood

John McBurney

Geraldine Page

Martha

Elizabeth Hartman

Edwina

Jo Ann Harris

Carol

Darleen Carr

Doris

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Synopsis Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
Director
Don Siegel
Producer
Don Siegel
Screenwriter
Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp
Production Co
Malpaso Company
Rating
R
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1971, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Runtime
1h 49m
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