US EditionReview: 'After the Hunt' Is Less Hot-Button Farce than Tragedy
The film depicts a sexual assault allegation at Yale, highlighting generational divides and academic tensions in the Me Too era, with Julia Roberts nominated for an Oscar.
- Luca Guadagnino frames After the Hunt as a Me Too drama focusing on Yale philosophy professor Alma Imhoff and a sexual-assault allegation by Ph.D. student Maggie Resnick against colleague Hank Gibson.
- Debut writer Nora Garrett scripted the story placing Alma at the centre, whose dual roles as Maggie's mentor and Hank's friend fuel conflicted loyalties.
- Hank contends he confronted Maggie about alleged dissertation plagiarism and admits the drink was a mistake, while campus attention on Maggie's case intensifies and Alma shifts from mentor toward opponent.
- Julia Roberts turns in an Oscar-tipped performance as Alma, and both Roberts and Guadagnino want the film to provoke sustained discussion among audiences and critics.
- Guadagnino positions After the Hunt as a tragedy exploring cancel culture, power, race, and generational conflict, linking anti-woke views to shared traits across generational groups.
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Review: 'After the Hunt' is less hot-button farce than tragedy
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