Ben Whishaw
Knowing that artist Peter Hujar died of AIDS in 1987—one of countless casualties of a devastating epidemic that cut short so many artists’ lives—gives the film a sad, mortal urgency.
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It’s hard to imagine that Hollywood suits would get behind a movie focused on a corrupt political regime, even one that’s now history.
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In Berlin, the closest thing to a consensus on “Kontinental ’25” was that the film didn’t measure up to Romanian director Radu Jude’s customary standards. My view is that the critics didn’t look hard enough.
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The film’s trajectory is one of acknowledgement, empowerment and, ultimately, redemption. Women Talking gives voice to what is often unexpressed: it is a clamorous call to be silent no more.
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Ben Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.
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The most compelling reason to tune into this series is the superb cast, led by Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard