Sneak Peek: The Beguiled
In theaters in NY & LA June 23, 2017, expanding to more theaters June 30, 2017.
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.
The Beguiled is an atmospheric thriller from acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola.
**Sofia Coppola – Best Director at 2017 Cannes International Film Festival**
Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke, and Emma Howard
Directed by: Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation,” “Somewhere”)
Screenplay by: Sofia Coppola
Based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan and the original screenplay by Albert Maltz and Grimes Grice
Produced by: Youree Henley and Sofia Coppola
Distributed by: Focus Features
Runtime: 93 minutes
Rated R


(l to r.) Colin Farrell as John McBurney and Kirsten Dunst as Edwina in Focus Features’ atmospheric thriller THE BEGUILED, written for the screen and directed by Sofia Coppola. Credit: Ben Rothstein / Focus Features.

(l to r.) Elle Fanning as Alicia, Nicole Kidman as Miss Martha, Kirsten Dunst as Edwina, Angourie Rice as Jane, Oona Laurence as Amy, Emma Howard as Emily, and Addison Riecke as Marie in Focus Features’ atmospheric thriller THE BEGUILED, written for the screen and directed by Sofia Coppola. Credit: Ben Rothstein / Focus Features.