A Fantastic Woman

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A Fantastic Woman

#1 Post by prettyxcool » Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:12 pm

Daniela Vega a transgender actress, playing a transwoman in a very touching story. Some really brutal scenes as she courageously live a life that will not conform to what others want, as she grieves for her lover, who dies suddenly, and is left to deal with the fallout and cruelty from his family, and suspicions from the authorities investigating his death. A brilliant drama. 10/10

Saw this at Odeon Leicester Square as part of the London Film Festival, with a Q&A afterwards with Daniela Vega. She describes some of the scenes she found hard to do, which I found quite unnerving to watch too. Fascinating actress, well deserves an award.
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Re: A Fantastic Woman

#2 Post by hellokitty989 » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:44 am

Looking forward to seeing this!
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Re: A Fantastic Woman

#3 Post by elixir01 » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:00 pm

Reposted review at request of original author :)

International film with some nice cinematography, music (Mathew Herbert) and a really great performance from Daniela Vega. A moving story and captivating for the most part 6/10
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Re: A Fantastic Woman

#4 Post by prettyxcool » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:34 pm

elixir01 wrote:Reposted review at request of original author :)
Yes, it doesn't make sense to have several posts for the same film. It can get unwieldy, if everyone did that LOL :D
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2014 - 132 seen (26 premieres and 7 Gala Screenings). Also 18 misc. free events/concerts
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2012 - 118 seen (23 premieres). Also 12 theatres/shows.
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