Classic Movies Live, Episode 32: Promising Young Woman
April 14, 2021
Nominated for six Academy Awards (that’s not the last time we’ll write that!), Promising Young Woman is one of two directorial debuts up for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars! With such incredible competition as Nomadland, Sound of Metal, and The Father, how will Emerald Fennell’s first movie fare?
Promising Young Woman is a bold movie that handles the topic of sexual assault in a way thoroughly unlike any other movie that’s come before. Several years after her college best friend Nina was assaulted, Cassie Thomas (Carey Mulligan), now a med-school dropout, spends her nights finding and punishing sexual predators. When she finally discovers Nina’s abuser, she sets in motion a plot to avenge her friend, while bringing down everyone else around her.
This movie is hard not to spoil, so be warned that this is a full-spoilers podcast! Is Promising Young Woman 2020’s Best Picture? Tune in and find out on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live!
