White God ) neither spares nor the actress, nor the viewer. The film begins with a sequence of minutes on the nightmarish delivery of the heroine. “This first scene was essential to put the public in the shoes of the heroine,” confides the filmmaker to Minutes. He had to be able to identify with her to understand how she felt and how she was going to rebuild herself. It is in collaboration with the screenwriter and playwright Kata Weber that the filmmaker, accustomed to international festivals, has developed this great staging moment.
Having had no children herself, Vanessa Kirby saw many documentaries, was counseled by midwives and was even able to attend a childbirth. The spectator really has the impression of sharing her ordeal as she cries, swears and suffers the thousand deaths in front of her husband and her midwife powerless to relieve her. Two days and thirty takes were necessary to realize this piece of bravery.Born would it be for this first scene, Pieces of a Woman worth the detour. But, if it begins on a tragic note, this beautiful story of rebirth evolves on a more optimistic note when the young woman takes back her destiny in hand. “The film speaks of resilience and pays tribute to the strength of women,” insists the filmmaker. The spectator becomes attached to this heroine whose reconstruction he follows. Pieces of a Woman is nothing depressing. On the contrary, we come out galvanized by the power of the character.