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Friday 30 January 2015

Steel Magnolias (1989)

A film based on a stage play by Robert Harling about a group of six Louisianan women and the close-knit bonds they forge.
It skips forward years at a time, eschewing a traditional structure. If you over-analyse it you’ll be left with fragments that don’t satisfy in a meaningful way; they need to be viewed as a whole in order to make any kind of impact. The happenings are set during times that are markers, annual festivals or public holidays, alongside more distinctly personal events like a wedding, etc. Ultimately, it explores the consequences of either choosing to hold or choosing to play the hand of cards that life deals, while simultaneously celebrating the moments in time that shape us.

3½ mysterious ways out of 5

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