A Woman, a Part

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A Woman, a Part
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Directed by Elisabeth Subrin
Written byElisabeth Subrin
Produced byScott Macaulay
Shrihari Sathe
Starring Maggie Siff
Cara Seymour
John Ortiz
CinematographyChris Dapkins
Edited byJennifer Ruff
Production
companies
Speculative Pictures
Infinitum Productions
Durga Entertainment
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Release dates
  • January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)(Rotterdam)
  • March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)(United States)
Running time
98 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Woman, a Part is a 2016 independent drama film, written and directed by Elisabeth Subrin. The story concerns Anna Baskin (Maggie Siff), a successful yet burnt out actress who absconds from a mind-numbing television role in LA to reinvent herself in NYC, confronting the past and the people she left behind in the process. [2]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Strand Releasing acquired all rights to US distribution. [3] The film was released on March 22, 2017 on limited screens.

Reception

A Woman, a Part has a score of 87% based on 15 reviews on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. [4] On Metacritic the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety lauded Siff's performance, noting "It’s also got a fascinating actress. Maggie Siff...has a distinctive brainy sensuality, with hints of neurotic anger." [1] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times praised the filmmaking, stating, "Ms. Subrin, an accomplished visual artist and filmmaker, sifts addiction, celebrity and the plight of the aging actress into something rarefied yet real." [6] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing that the film "mixes passion and ambivalence to create a work with ambiguities that seem earned, and lived in." [7]

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter was less impressed with the film itself, finding the "conventional, even familiar nature all the more puzzling" given Subrin's past work. Nevertheless, Young reserved particular praise for Seymour's "nuanced supporting turn", further stating that, "Seymour has somehow never quite attained the household-name status her talents deserve." He commended Ortiz as well, noting that "it's always a delight to see Ortiz flex acting muscles that he doesn't often get to deploy in his more lucrative Hollywood outings". [8] Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of The Village Voice found the film "impressive" yet "stylistically conventional", but commended Siff's "modest but poignant performance that rings true for women of a certain age and career." [9]

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References

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  2. Walsh, Katie (April 13, 2017). "Review: Maggie Siff, John Ortiz, and Cara Seymour shine in indie drama 'A Woman, A Part'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. McNary, Dave (February 9, 2017). "Maggie Siff's Drama 'A Woman, A Part' Bought by Strand for U.S." Variety . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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  5. "'A Woman, a Part' Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  6. Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 21, 2017). "Review: 'A Woman, a Part' and a Quest to Reconnect". The New York Times . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  7. Kenny, Glenn (March 22, 2017). "'A Woman, a Part' Movie Review & Film Summary (2016)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  8. Young, Neil (February 8, 2016). "'A Woman, a Part': Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  9. Yoonsoo Kim, Kristen (March 22, 2016). "Maggie Siff Moves from TV to Film in "A Woman, a Part," About Leaving Television for the Theater". The Village Voice . Retrieved June 3, 2017.