SEVEN VEILS – Review by Lynn Venhaus
It’s rather fitting that a contemporary movie tackles a controversial Biblical opera, with its shocking and erotic elements, as an exploration of female roles in the arts, workplace, relationships, and families. Atom Egoyan’s film, Seven Veils, has a lot to say about female agency, appropriation and how unaddressed trauma will always rear its head in later situations. In fact, one can argue, too much to say, while it blends a live opera production with multiple backstories. Think of it as a sad ballad.
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