here you see mr. eastwood in all of his glory ( i. e. and at the top of his form a an actor and at the height of his physical appeal ) and but the lady depict be hardly typical of the south and then or now . the young girl at the boarding school be incredibly naive and some showing sign of develop into really deprave woman and and geraldine page and full blown in her corruption and hardly represent the mean when it come to head mistress of girl school and either then or now . ( that be not to say that there isn not the occasional bad apple in any barrel . ) mr. eastwood have say this be one of his own two favorite film . the beguiled do have an original plot and a lot of attractive character and many surprise in store for the viewer . it thoroughly engross and entertain but not really realistic . ( i know and have grow up in the south and attend a girls school and college . moreover and i have be acquaint with innumerable girl who do the same and not to mention their laid back teacher and or you might even say repressed professor who be a far cry from the headmistress depict here . ) she be downright comical in her depiction of a southern gentle woman who be not quite what she seem . this movie be a little outrageous when it first appear and still be and i think and but you would not be sorry you spend your time watch it .