Despite a cast led by Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby, the drama Pieces of a Woman has been trending a bit quiet before its premiere in Venice next month. Sometimes, all a movie needs is a high-profile show of support to turn things around, and there are few whose name carries more weight than Martin Scorsese.
BRON has announced that Scorsese has joined Pieces of a Woman as an exec-producer, which is a fancy way for the director to give his stamp of approval.
“It’s lucky to see a movie that takes you by surprise,” said Scorsese. “It’s a privilege to help it find the wide audience it deserves. ‘Pieces of a Woman’ for me was a deep and uniquely moving experience. I was emotionally invested in it from the first scene, and the experience only intensified as I watched, spellbound by the filmmaking and the work of a splendid cast that includes my old colleague Ellen Burstyn. You feel as if you’ve been dropped into the vortex of a family crisis and moral conflict with all its nuances, drawn-out with care and compassion but without judgment. Kornél Mundruczó has a fluid, immersive style with the camera that makes it hard to look away, and impossible not to care.”
The latest film from Mundruczó (director of White God, a must-see) stars LaBeouf and Kirby as a married couple dealing with the aftermath of a failed homebirth caused by the couple’s midwife, played by Molly Parker. The cast includes Ellen Burstyn, Sarah Snook, Uncut Gems co-director Bennie Safdie, Iliza Schlesinger, and Jimmie Fails.
Pieces of a Woman debuts next month at the Venice International Film Festival before heading to TIFF.
