A Fantastic Woman Music By Matthew Herbert
A Fantastic Woman is a 2017 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio (Gloria). It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and It has been selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.
The acclaimed drama tells the story of Marina (Daniela Vega), a young transgender waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, falls in love with Orlando (Francisco Reyes), a divorced man who is a few decades older. As they plan for their future together, Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies.
Marina is forced to confront his ex-wife, who doesn’t want anything to do with Marina and asks her not to come to the funeral. Over the next few days, as Marina tries to get things in order, she has to endure insults and slurs from the police and Orlando’s family members.
Electronic music legend, Matthew Herbert (Herbert, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Dr Rockit…) brings his unique talent and has crafted a wonderful score which mixes classical orchestral elements with more electronic compositions.
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing A Fantastic Woman in theaters on February 2nd, 2018