In Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled, violence erupts in Miss Martha’s seminary, poorly-defended citadel of virtue, but the women never lose their poise. In the middle of the American Civil War, a young girl walks through the Virginia woods, humming contentedly to herself as muffled gunfire resounds in the background. Her calm is disturbed when she … Continue reading Review: Grace and violence mingle in The Beguiled