A classic slice of Southern hic, s through with psychological suspense - now the basis for Sofia Coppola's highly anticipated new film (winner of Best Director at Cannes) starring Nicola Kidman, Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dun
When an injured Union soldier is found in the Virginia woods as the Civil War rages, he is brought to the nearby Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies to recover. For the sheltered s and their teachers, the arrival of the attractive John McBurney is a thrilling distraction from normal life. But before long, McBurney's presence will turn them anst each other and upend all their lives - with potentially devastating consequences. Combining psychological suspense with humour and romantic dra, The Beguiled is a wildly entertaining novel of ual tension and repression, and of rivalry, jealousy and, ultimately, vengeance.