'Women Talking' has been nominated for two Oscars: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film features women of an isolated religious community telling their own stories of survival, strength and agency.
Upon reading Toew’s novel for the first time, Polley says she was struck by its power and rawness.
When writing the screenplay, Polley says she wanted the experiences of the women in the film to feel universal. The questions they ask themselves — should I do nothing, leave or stay and fight? — can be applied to a plethora of tough situations. “I was also very conscious that, as someone who's not Mennonite making this film, I didn't want to give people permission to ‘other’ these issues and to be able to say, ‘This happens there, but not here,’” Polley says. “Ultimately this film — the way it's realized — is a fable, and it's about all of us.”
Additionally, Polley pointedly centers women and allows them to tell their own stories. In Toews’ novel, the narrator is a man. But in her adaption, Polley reframed his role as a notetaker scribing the women’s accounts. She paints him as an empathetic ally while still allowing the survivors to control their own narratives.
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