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Review: Ellen Burstyn is Oscar-worthy in ‘Pieces of a Woman’ on Netflix (Includes first-hand account)

Martin Scorsese served as one of the executive producers of the movie. Award-winning Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó did an excellent job directing this film and bringing it to life in a manner that is unflinchingly honest and authentic, and compliments to Kata Wéber for the bold and impressive screenplay. The film’s stirring musical score by Howard Shore helps elevate it to a higher level.

Burstyn gives a raw, tour de force performance as Elizabeth Weiss, the overbearing mother of Martha (played by Vanessa Kirby). They have great on-screen chemistry together, and they are able to touch viewers on an emotional level. Burstyn is commanding, transcendent, and fabulous. She truly knocks this role out of the ballpark, which ticks all of the boxes for the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress.”

Vanessa Kirby is devastatingly beautiful in her lead role as Martha. Burstyn proves that she is like fine wine, where she only gets better with age and experience, and she brings out the best in her fellow co-stars Kirby and Shia LaBeouf, who plays Martha’s husband Sean Carson. The cast as a whole is memorable.

There is always room in every Oscar lineup for a comeback veteran, and this time, that spot should go to Ellen Burstyn. In Pieces of a Woman, she delivers an acting masterclass, where her acting is too good to be ignored.

Pieces of a Woman is available on the streaming service Netflix.

Ellen Burstyn in  Pieces of a Woman  on Netflix

Ellen Burstyn in ‘Pieces of a Woman’ on Netflix
Benjamin Loeb, Netflix

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 22,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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