WithThe Beguilednow playing in limited release and expanding this weekend into more theaters, I recently sat down withKirsten Dunstfor an exclusive video interview. She talked about her relationship with writer-directorSofia Coppola, how shooting on film added to the story, her most memorable moments from filming in New Orleans, how she’s getting ready to direct her first featureThe Bell Jar, and more.
If you’re not familiar withThe Beguiled, it’s is based on theThomas Cullinannovel of the same name, and starsNicole Kidmanas the headmistress of a seminary for young ladies in Civil War-era Virginia. The school’s seclusion is disrupted when a wounded soldier from the Union Army, played byColin Farrell, arrives and kicks off a yarn of “seduction and jealousy.” The film also starsElle Fanning,Angourie Rice, andOona Laurence. For more onThe Beguiledread Greg Ellwood’s review.
Check out what Kirsten Dunst had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the synopsis and some images.
Kirsten Dunst:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Beguiled:
“The Beguiled” is an atmospheric thriller from acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola. The story unfolds during the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school. Its sheltered young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
