Sebastián Lelio Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

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Woman in blue dress and grey shawl stands amidst old wooden crosses in grassy field, with mountains in the background.
Review

The Wonder

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastián Lelio’s 19th-century drama dwells in the gothic-bucolic as a nurse watches over a girl who has survived months without food.

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Two people embracing under colourful stage lights, their faces obscured.
Review

Gloria Bell

by Ella Kemp

Julianne Moore plays a divorcé stepping to her own beat in Sebastián Lelio’s remake of his 2013 drama.

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Two women with long dark hair touching foreheads in an intimate moment.
Review

Disobedience

by David Jenkins

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are unable to lift this hackneyed tale of forbidden love.

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A woman with dark hair and serious expression, wearing a black top, against a background of colourful lights.
Review

A Fantastic Woman

by Hannah Strong

A star is born in Sebastián Lelio’s drama about a trans woman coming to terms with the death of her partner.

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Woman in black top and glasses sitting at a bar with a colourful, patterned backdrop.
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Gloria

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This burnished gem from Chile is a rich and poetic character study of a woman on the look out for love.

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