Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled will be presented in official competition at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival. Photo: EPA
Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled will be presented in official competition at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival. Photo: EPA

With The Beguiled, Sofia Coppola makes Southern Gothic American civil war tale her own

Director’s new film starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning tells a ‘story of power between men and women’ and will vie for honours at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival in May