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Wikipedia article




'A Woman, a Part' is a 2016 independent drama film, written and directed by Elisabeth Subrin. The screenplay concerns Anna Baskin (Maggie Siff), a successful-yet-exhausted actress who absconds from her television role and returns to reinvent herself in NYC, confronting the past and the people she left behind in the process.

Cast



* Maggie Siff as Anna Baskin

* Cara Seymour as Kate

* John Ortiz as Isaac

* Khandi Alexander as Leslie

* Dagmara Domiczyk as Nadia

* Sophie Von Haselberg as Alex

* Eszter Balint as Heidi

* Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Sam

* Laila Robins

Release



The film premiered at the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Strand Releasing acquired all rights to US distribution. The film was released on March 22, 2017 on limited screens.

Reception



'A Woman, a Part' received primarily positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 90%.

Owen Gleiberman of 'Variety' lauded Siff's performance, noting "Its also got a fascinating actress. Maggie Siff...has a distinctive brainy sensuality, with hints of neurotic anger." Jeannette Catsoulis of 'The New York Times' praised the filmmaking, stating, "Ms. Subrin, an accomplished visual artist and filmmaker, sifts addiction, celebrity and the plight of the aging actress into something rarefied yet real." Glenn Kenny of 'RogerEbert.com' awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing that the film "mixes passion and ambivalence to create a work with ambiguities that seem earned, and lived in."

Neil Young of 'The Hollywood Reporter' was less impressed with the film itself, finding the "conventional, even familiar nature all the more puzzling" given Subrin's past work. Nevertheless, Young reserved particular praise for Seymour's "nuanced supporting turn", further stating that, "Seymour has somehow never quite attained the household-name status her talents deserve." He commended Ortiz as well, noting that "it's always a delight to see Ortiz flex acting muscles that he doesn't often get to deploy in his more lucrative Hollywood outings". Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of 'The Village Voice' found the film "impressive" yet "stylistically conventional", but commended Siff's "modest but poignant performance that rings true for women of a certain age and career."

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