Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Women Talking”

The entire 6-part series delving into the Oscar-winning screenplay.

This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Women Talking, screenplay by Sarah Polley, based on the book by Miriam Toews.

Plot summary: Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
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You may read the script here.

Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.

To facilitate that process, why not read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 1

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 2

For the archives of 100+ Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis Series posts, go here.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.