in Samantha Morton’s new episode After the snake in the opening song, she sits on the throne, dressed in a gorgeously embroidered, puff-sleeved, McQueen-esque black robe, determined played Catherine de’ Medici. (The narrative of the show revolves entirely around century Italian noblewoman who, for over half a century, led European politics with all the cunning and skill of a puppet master while her three sons ruled France process.) Soon after, when a thunderous electric guitar crack erupted, snakes emerged from under the hem of her dress: the snake queen, in her anarchist glory, had arrived.
This is a valid introduction to Justin Haythe’s iconoclastic – if historically accurate – right The wild life and times of de’ Medici are reimagined, in which he recasts her as the witch serpent she was once portrayed by historians, and more like a misunderstood power player always doomed To be thrown into the rubbish heap of history for her willingness to challenge her gender norms in the old French regime. (That said, the show also deliberately added some anachronistic elements, including some Patti Smith and PJ Harvey injections.)
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As an actress, Morton has always had that charming but indescribable quality that makes you sit up and pay attention when she crosses your screen. Like many British actors, about to appear in a series of televised Jane Austen adaptations 0006, this is Morton in Lynne Ramsay’s Morwen Kara in 0336 is the first to draw viewers’ attention to her astonishing talent, which rests on her ability to balance outward restraint with an intensity that is always bubbling below the surface.
After
splendid performance, tantalizing prospect of big Hollywood success emerges Minority Report, in the US, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age,
But glorified A-lister lives are not Morton’s style. After discussing snakes,
she is warm, whip smart, and unpretentious; second after Liz Truss was announced as the new UK Prime Minister We got in touch this morning, just as the Bible storm was sweeping the UK, and Morton made no secret of his political leanings and was more than willing to joke around. “The sky is open and it feels so snake queen
-y,” she said with a laugh. “So, Liz Truss is the new Prime Minister – it all feels a bit like the end of the world, doesn’t it?”
Happily, Morton had some big moments this year. In addition to her debut on Starz this month
The Serpent Queen
, she’s also featured in two festival favorites Plum role in role: As Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex – assistant in #MeToo drama She said
with Kelly Mulligan opposite Zoe Kazan; and as Brendan Fraser’s ex-wife in Darren Aronofsky’s Whale, Already received Oscar buzz. “In general, it’s really nice to be able to spend time with these people, so I’m very happy,” she said of her upcoming project with typical modesty.
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Here Morton talks to Vogue about her deep d into the history books, living in Catherine de Medici Queen of the Serpent feminist overtones, and Her mysterious (but very interesting) new music project.
Fashion:
How did this project start and how familiar are you with the life of Catherine de’ Medici?
Samantha Morton:
Well, first of all, I don’t know anything about her, or so I think. I mean, I do know her a little a little
, played Scotland in
Queen Mary*) Elizabeth: The Golden Age. I’ve read Antonia Fraser’s book about Mary, so I know where Katherine is from and things like that, but that was also years ago, and I haven’t gotten from that Haven’t really delved into that history since then. During lockdown, I shot a movie in Wales called Save the Cinema,
with makeup artist Jacquetta Levon – he was smart, I would have worked on Harlots
before – was doing makeup and she told me she was doing it for Catherine de’ Medici A job. Obviously, this name is really familiar to me, and she talks every day about the fact that they haven’t cast it yet. So I started googling her and kept thinking, Oh, I wish I was younger and I could ask to read. Then my manager told me these scripts were coming and they wanted to talk to me. So I read it, and I was fascinated by Justin’s interpretation of the story. Because no disrespect to other shows, but unless you’re making historical documentaries, stories from these periods are usually boring. [laugh. ] There’s always this question, how are they going to make this fun? I love the way Justin brings a new twist to it and that she’s a historical figure overlooked by many. She’s famous in France, but is she as familiar to British or American audiences as any other queen in history? maybe not. It’s all long-winded, I don’t know much about her, but I immediately want to
know about her. Then, once I found out about her, I was furious because I hadn’t been told about her before, as a young girl.
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