Woman Walks Ahead
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| Directed by | Susanna White |
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| Written by | Steven Knight |
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| Music by | George Fenton |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Lucia Zucchetti Steven Rosenblum |
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| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $80,912 [2][3] |
Woman Walks Ahead is a 2017 American biographical drama Western film directed by Susanna White and written by Steven Knight. The film is the story of Caroline Weldon (Jessica Chastain), a portrait painter who travels from New York City to the Dakotas to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes) in 1890. Chaske Spencer and Sam Rockwell also star.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2017. It was released through DirecTV Cinema on May 31, 2018, before being released in a limited release on June 29, 2018, by A24.
Premise
Caroline Weldon, a Swiss-American portrait painter travels from Brooklyn to the Dakotas in the 1890s to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.[4]
Cast
- Jessica Chastain as Caroline Weldon, Sitting Bull’s confidante
- Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull
- Sam Rockwell as Colonel Silas Grove
- Ciarán Hinds as James McLaughlin, an Indian agent
- Michael Nouri as Karl Valentine
- Chaske Spencer as Chaska, a local lawman
- Bill Camp as General Crook
- Rulan Tangen as Susan McLaughlin
- Rachel Singer as Dry Goods Assistant
- Louisa Krause as Loretta
- Lyle Sandoval as Tracker
Production
On February 3, 2016, it was reported that Jessica Chastain was in talks to play Sitting Bull's confidante in Woman Walks Ahead, directed by Susanna White.[5] On September 14, 2016, Michael Greyeyes, Sam Rockwell, Ciarán Hinds, Chaske Spencer, and Bill Camp joined the cast, with principal photography having begun in New Mexico.[6]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2017.[7][8] Shortly after, A24 and DirecTV Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film.[9] Its U.S. premiere was at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2018.[10][11]
It was released through DirecTV Cinema on May 31, 2018, before being released in a limited release on June 29, 2018.[12][13]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 38 reviews, and an average rating of 5.89/10.[14] The site's critical consensus reads, "Woman Walks Ahead gets some extra mileage out of watchable work from Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes, but uneven pacing and two-dimensional characters undermine their efforts." On Metacritic, which assigns a rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]
Despite mixed reviews, Michael Greyeyes received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Sitting Bull.[16][17][18][19] The New York Times critic Jeannette Catsoulis called his performance "a miracle of intelligence and dignity".[16] RogerEbert.com contributor Susan Wloszczyna raved about his performance, calling it "the most subtle, soulful, and believable".[17] Los Angeles Times and Village Voice described his presence as captivating as “wry wit and quiet gravity” while the latter described his performance as "stirring".[18]
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External links
- Articles with short description
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- 2017 films
- American biographical drama films
- British biographical drama films
- 2017 biographical drama films
- 2010s English-language films
- Lakota-language films
- Films directed by Susanna White
- Films scored by George Fenton
- Films with screenplays by Steven Knight
- Films about Native Americans
- Cultural depictions of Sitting Bull
- Films shot in New Mexico
- A24 (company) films
- 2017 drama films
- Films set in the 1890s
- Films set in South Dakota
- Films set in North Dakota
- 2017 multilingual films
- American multilingual films
- British multilingual films
- 2018 Western (genre) films
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