{
  "id": 16237295,
  "title": "Colman radiant in well-woven romance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/colman-radiant-in-well-woven-romance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:34:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2026/10/23/colman-radiant-in-well-woven-romance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Olivia Colman delivers a radiant, raunchy performance in the well-woven romantic comedy Wicker. Adapted from a story by Ursula Wills, the film is a folk sex-comedy that satirizes romance tropes in a quaint, peasant village setting. Colman plays the ostracized Fisherwoman, a woman shunned by her peers for her singleness, who orders a husband from the Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage). The resulting Wicker Husband, played by Alexander Skarsgard in a wicker suit, is a loving, passionate partner who makes his wife happy, creating sexual confusion and social chaos within the community. Skarsgard's prosthetic performance adds smolder and soul to the character, making him a romantasy dream. Elizabeth Debicki shines as the Fisherwoman's chief bully, while Richard E. Grant delivers a standout supporting performance as the self-absorbed town doctor. Wicker's blend of dark humor, broad jokes, and slapsstick comedy creates an easygoing, satirical atmosphere that explores the consequences of human will on modern romance.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Olivia Colman delivers a radiant, raunchy performance in Wicker.",
    "Peter Dinklage portrays the Basketmaker who provides the Wicker Husband.",
    "Alexander Skarsgard's prosthetic performance adds smolder and soul to the character."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}