Pieces of a Woman Trivia | 35 facts about the new film

“Pieces of a Woman” is a new drama film by Kornél Mundruczó. It stars Vanessa Kirby giving a powerhouse performance.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film.

1. Pieces of a Woman is a 2020 drama film
2. It is directed by Kornél Mundruczó
3. From a screenplay by Kata Wéber
4. It stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails and Ellen Burstyn
5. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer
6. The film is directly related to Mundruczó and Wéber’s 2018 stageplay of the same name
7. The stage was performed by the artistic ensemble of TR Warszawa
8. The film had its world premiere on September 4, 2020 at the 77th Venice International Film Festival
9. There Kirby won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress
10. It was released in select theaters on December 30, 2020
11. Before beginning to digitally stream on Netflix on January 7, 2021
12. The film received generally positive reviews
13. With praise for the performances of Kirby, LaBeouf and Burstyn
14. In October 2019, it was announced Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf had joined the cast of the film, with Kornél Mundruczó directing from a screenplay by Kata Wéber
15. Wéber wrote the film based on her own experience losing her child with director Mundruczo, her partner, to an unsuccessful pregnancy
16. Wéber submitted the script to the Hungarian National Film Fund, but did not get support, later an American producer picked it up
17. Sam Levinson and Martin Scorsese serve as executive producers on the film
18. In December 2019, Jimmie Fails, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker and Iliza Shlesinger joined the cast of the film
19. In January 2020, Sarah Snook and Benny Safdie joined the cast of the film
20. Howard Shore composed the film’s score
21. Principal photography began in December 2019 around Montreal
22. Post shoot footage was done in and around Oslo, Norway
23. This includes the end sequence
24. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in official competition on September 4, 2020
25. Shortly after, Netflix acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film
26. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in late September 2020
27. It was released in select theaters on December 30, 2020, before beginning to digitally stream on Netflix on January 7, 2021
28. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 77%
29. Based on 145 reviews
30. With an average rating of 6.9/10
31. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Pieces of a Woman struggles to maintain momentum after a stunning opening act, but Vanessa Kirby’s performance makes the end result a poignant portrait of grief”
32. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100
33. Based on 36 critics
34. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
35. In December 2020, following a lawsuit against LaBeouf for alleged abuse, Netflix removed his name from their For Your Consideration web page