The plot sees the women’s world disrupted by the arrival of a wounded Union army soldier played by Colin Farrell who was the focus of a 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood.
The long-awaited return of Sofia Coppola has arrived at Cannes following this morning’s screening of The Beguiled.
Critics across the world have provided their first-look reactions to The Beguiled, which you can see for yourself below.
The Beguiled will be released in UK cinemas on 14 July.