If you’re in the mood for a topless Jamie Dornan again, you might be happy about Netflix newcomer “Fifty Shades of Grey”. However, “The Wonder” with “Don’t Worry Darling” star Florence Pugh is definitely worth a look too!
There are two pretty dramatic feature films on Netflix starting today that are similar in two ways. Both films have a great cast and are based on successful novels. “Fifty Shades of Grey” stars Jamie Dornan (“The Fall”) and Dakota Johnson (“Susperia”), while former Oscar contender (for her role in “Little Women”) Florence Pugh is the focus of the historical thriller “The Wonder”.
Pugh in particular is currently one of the most sought-after Hollywood celebrities. She recently appeared in the scandal-ridden film “Don’t Worry Darling” and is currently in front of the camera for “Dune 2”. In “The Wonder” from director Sebastián Lelio (who won the 2018 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for “A Fantastic Woman”), Pugh plays a nurse who must rise above.
THIS IS WHAT “THE WONDER “
IS ABOUT.
YA tenéis en NETFLIX la película THE WONDER, un thriller psicológico sobre una enfermera en la Irlanda de 1850 que acude a un pequeño pueblo donde aseguran que una joven de 11 años lleva más de cuatro meses sin comer absolutamente nada. Protagoniza Florence Pugh. pic.twitter.com/Mpe4dYRiNg
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The Irish Midlands in 1862: Lib Wright (Pugh), an experienced nurse from England, is called to a small village to look after the girl Anna (Kila Lord Cassidy). Anna puzzles the whole village because she stopped eating months ago. Nevertheless, she is alive and seems to be somewhat physically unharmed. Pilgrims and tourists flock to Anna to see the miracle with their own eyes. But the eleven-year-old is getting worse by the day. Lib is supposed to help her and find out if Anna is sick or if higher powers are at work.
“The Wonder” is based on the novel “The Wonder” by award-winning author Emma Donoghue (who also wrote the book “Space”, which has already been made into a film). According to her own account, Donoghue was inspired by the phenomenon of the so-called “fasting girls” reported in historical sources between the 16th and 20th centuries. The famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849 also influenced her work. “The Miracle” has historical roots, but the story about Anna is purely fictional, Donoghue said on her homepage.
