Is the Nightingale appropriate?

"The Nightingale" has already caused controversies at festivals, where people walked out, outraged at the multiple violent rape scenes. The issue with "The Nightingale" isn't its violence, nor its portrayal of rape. The violence is appropriate (and the film is appropriately difficult to watch).

Does The Nightingale have nudity?

Parents need to know that Death and Nightingales is a period drama set in Ireland in the 1880s about a young woman and her abusive stepfather. The three-part miniseries is adapted from a 1992 novel by Eugene McCabe. Death and Nightingales. Characters are seen naked in bed after sex, but no nudity is explicitly shown.

What age is The Nightingale book for?

What's the recommended age rating for this book? I've heard lots about it and the book's cover and summary just caught my attention. I don't usually stick to age rating stuff but a slightly untrustworthy source said the age rating would be 23+.

Is The Nightingale an easy read?

This book, like All the Light We Cannot See, Life After Life, Those Who Save Us (all five-star WW2 novels in my opinion, is not an easy read. War is a cruel canvas for any story to be told and yet this tale is inspired by true events.

Is The Nightingale book inappropriate?

Though Nightingale is heartbreaking tale, its beauty and brilliance make it impossible to put down. Content Analysis: Profanity/Language: 18 religious exclamations, 15 mild obscenities, 6 derogatory names, 3 scatological words, 2 anatomical terms, 2 f-word derivatives.

The Nightingale Book Review

Why is Nightingale rated R?

The Nightingale (2019)

Rated R for strong violent and disturbing content including rape, language throughout, and brief sexuality.

Is The Nightingale disturbing?

Seriously, it's watch-from-behind-the-sofa-with-a-pillow-in-front-of-your-face disturbing. Without spoiling what happens too much, rape, muder and infanticide all feature. During The Nightingale's Australian premiere earlier this year, there were mass walkouts.

Is The Nightingale a horror movie?

The Nightingale is a horror film not about a supernatural evil, like Kent's The Babadook, but the horror and brutality people can enact on each other. Both for the indigenous Tasmanian Aboriginals and the convicts that were forcibly taken to the island, life was brutal and unforgiving.

Is The Nightingale gory?

Frightening & Intense Scenes (5) Extremely Moving and Disturbing. Everything in this film from the gore to the rape is very realistic and strong to the time where it plays. This is a very unsettling and brutally terrifying movie.

Is The Nightingale book for teens?

Again, an advantage for most teen readers. So I wholeheartedly recommend this for school libraries and other teen collections. HANNAH, Kristin. The Nightingale.

Is The Nightingale worth reading?

The Nightingale has easily found its way to one of my favorite books to recommend. Although some may feel daunted by the over 300 page book, it is worth every page. The characters are well written and relatable. Isabelle is definitely one of my all time favorite heroes.

Why is the killing of a sacred deer Rated R?

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is rated R by the MPAA for disturbing violent and sexual content, some graphic nudity and language.

Is The Nightingale movie on Netflix?

You can watch The Nightingale on Netflix now.

Does The Nightingale have a happy ending?

When the war is over, she returns home and is reunited with her love, Gaetan. She dies in his arms without regrets for the choices that led her there. The ending of the book is a hugely emotional reunion in 1995 for the survivors of the war.

Is The Nightingale movie 2018 based on a book?

The Nightingale is an upcoming American drama film directed by Mélanie Laurent, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.

Is The Nightingale based on a true story?

The characters in The Nightingale are not themselves real people, though some of their actions are based on real historical figures. Isabelle's escape route over the Pyrenees for downed Allied airmen was based on the Comet line of 24-year-old Andrée de Jongh, a Belgian woman who helped aviators and others escape.

Why should I read The Nightingale?

The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit ...

Is The Nightingale a chick book?

I know this was not the author's intention, but since she does primarily write chick-lit, this felt like just another addition to the collection. This one just happened to take place during WWII.

Why is the lobster rated R?

Parents need to know that The Lobster -- which stars Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz -- is a strange, futuristic dystopian drama with elements of dark comedy. It's very much aimed at adults: It has several very gory moments and shocking, sudden violence, as well as the threat/suggestion of violence.

Why is midsommar rated R?

The film was rated R by the MPAA for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.

Can kids watch killing of a sacred deer?

It's very violent and disturbing, with lots of blood/blood stains, as well as punching, slapping, biting (and spitting out chunks of flesh), bleeding from the eyes, gun use/shooting, and death.

Is The Nightingale a classic?

This tale is a classic of a truly positive nature that can be read in several minutes. Though brief it tells a lovely story that rings true even more today than ever. It is recommended for youngsters and the mature reader.

What age is all the light we Cannot see for?

This book is for more mature readers or teenagers 14 and up, as the language is PG-13.