Una donna promettente (English title: Promising Young Woman ) is a 2020 that served as the directorial debut for Emerald Fennell . The film became a cultural touchstone of the #MeToo era , earning Fennell an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Plot Overview
: A primary target of the film is the cultural myth of the "nice guy." It highlights how everyday men—and the women who support them—can be complicit in a culture of violence. Una donna promettente
: When "nice guys" take her home to exploit her, she reveals her sobriety at the most vulnerable moment to teach them a lesson. Una donna promettente (English title: Promising Young Woman
The film is celebrated for its subversion of traditional "rape-revenge" tropes: : When "nice guys" take her home to
The story follows (Carey Mulligan), a medical school dropout living with her parents and working at a dead-end coffee shop. Haunted by a traumatic past involving her best friend Nina, Cassie lives a secret double life:
Una donna promettente (English title: Promising Young Woman ) is a 2020 that served as the directorial debut for Emerald Fennell . The film became a cultural touchstone of the #MeToo era , earning Fennell an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Plot Overview
: A primary target of the film is the cultural myth of the "nice guy." It highlights how everyday men—and the women who support them—can be complicit in a culture of violence.
: When "nice guys" take her home to exploit her, she reveals her sobriety at the most vulnerable moment to teach them a lesson.
The film is celebrated for its subversion of traditional "rape-revenge" tropes:
The story follows (Carey Mulligan), a medical school dropout living with her parents and working at a dead-end coffee shop. Haunted by a traumatic past involving her best friend Nina, Cassie lives a secret double life: