Sheila McCarthy stars in the Sarah Polley ensemble-dialogue-driven film Women Talking. Listed on many ”Best of Lists for 2022,” this picture offers a thought-provoking story, stellar performances, beautiful cinematography, and it engages the audience with deep questions, and characters at a crossroads.

L-R: Michelle McLeod stars as Mejal, Sheila McCarthy as Greta, Liv McNeil as Neitje, Jessie Buckley as Mariche, Claire Foy as Salome, Kate Hallett as Autje, Rooney Mara as Ona and Judith Ivey as Agata in director Sarah Polley’s film WOMEN TALKING. An Orion Pictures Release. Photo credit: Michael Gibson. © 2022 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sheila chats with Noel T. Manning II on Open Dialogue and offers behind the scenes insight into the making of this Miriam Toews adaptation.

Clips are courtesy of MGM, Orion Pictures and Netflix and are used by permission for promotional purposes.

Noel is a long-time entertainment journalist registered with numerous organizations.

Official Synopsis:

Stay and fight, or leave. They will not do nothing.

In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith.

In select theaters December 23^rd, 2022.
Expanding January 6^th, 2023.
Expanding January 27^th, 2023.

For more information, head to MGM’s official Women Talking webpage.

Noel T. Manning is a member of the CCA, SEFCA and the NCFCA and is also the host of the television program and radio show Meet Me at the Movies. He’s the founder of the Real to Reel Film Fest and has been an adjunct professor of film studies. When he’s not embracing mainstream, indie, international, documentary or art films, he’s digging into the world of cinema by chatting with principle individuals involved in various aspects of the filmmaking industry.

You can listen other interviews, as well as the audio from his television program Meet Me at the Movies on C19.TV and WGWG soundcloud stream

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Categories: Filmmaker Interviews

Tags: acting, adaptation, based on a book, drama, interview, Meet Me at the Movies, MGM, Miriam Toews, Noel T. Manning, Open Dialogue, Orion Pictures, Sarah Polley, Sheila McCarthy, United Artists Releasing, WGWG, Women Talking