Andrea Riseborough stars in Michael Morris’ indie drama To Leslie show up.
Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Sarah Paulson and Edward Norton hosts screenings, most recent screenings by Gwyneth Paltrow and Courteney Cox Reservations .After Paltrow screening featuring Demi Moore, Morris and Riseborough among others, Goop founder says It’s “a masterpiece of a movie” and even goes so far as to say that the title star should win “everything and every award that hasn’t been invented yet.”
And more posted on social media about it, including Aniston (“Beautiful”), Susan Sarandon (“Beautiful Gem of Cinema”), Helen Hunt (“If You” and if you were there to vote for the show, before you saw Don’t do it before Andrea Riseborough”), Zooey Deschanel (“Great Movie”),
Melanie Lynskey (“Even for For her, it’s next level too”), Mira Sorvino (“absolutely stunning, painful and beautiful”), Constance Zimmer (“a show you’ll never forget”), Rosie O’Donnell (“extremely beautiful The Movie”), Minnie Driver (“Can’t Run”), Alan Cumming (“Crazy and Rawly Beautiful Performance”), Daphne Zuniga (“Incredible Performance”), Tan France, Jenny McCarthy and many more. Frances Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Debra Winger, Patricia Clarkson and Howard Stern were also part of the supporters.
Inspired by true events, tough UnpluggedTo Leslie centers on a West Texas single mom who earns a modest $19, The sum is only to splurge it in the short term. Years later, with her charms drained and nowhere else to go, she struggles to rebuild her life and seek redemption. Starring Janney, James Landry Hébert, Stephen Root, Owen Teague and Maron in the release of Momentum Pictures written by Ryan Binaco.
When the film premieres at SXSW, Hollywood Report critic Sheri Linden hailed Riseborough’s transformation as “absorbing perfection” as she “delivered an extraordinary performance between hopes and A spark of hope and a slow break Akatsuki’s sense of self despair, cover-up and self-deception. To Leslie is a movie about hitting rock bottom, and a story steeped in grace—even, in its understated, brisk aesthetic, with a touch of Fairytale-tinged, Prince Charming arrives in understated and affecting Marc Maron form.
Even with such high ratings, making a splash with a low-budget indie film, especially during a crowded awards season, has been a challenge, which is why the support from Boldface is so Important reason, says Morris. “We couldn’t even afford advertising. How people react to this movie makes the difference between our lives and our deaths,” he continued, with the movie proving to be a sprint from start to finish, totaling over several days of filming. “We’ve been keeping a low profile, and our only strategy has been to get people to see the movie. I don’t want it to be another header in the library. I want it to be seen. “
Riseborough has received numerous accolades for her work representing chameleons in sometimes challenging films that showcased the range of her talents, and she was also promoted) Leslie after her Best Actress nomination at the upcoming Spirit Awards and the Chicago Film Critics Association, which nominated her for Best Actress. Voted one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review, Riseborough and Malone both won acting awards at the recent Gijon Film Festival
Spanish International Film Festival.
Helmer Morris, first-time director, said the popularity of other actors’ names was “very Surprising” and satisfying in the best possible way, he explained that he had a specific vision for the film, one that centered not on alcoholism or addiction but on people. The movie is about a person who happens to struggle with certain things, and she does the best she can to deal with and live with them,” said Morris, who has a long string of TV credits including Better Call Saul , for all mankind, Reason, Kingdom, Halt and Catch Fire, Shameless and House of Cards .” This is an important distinction because it makes the film about a person, while the actor’s This is understandable.
His gut feeling is that, on a professional level, the rest of Riseborough’s cast respect the performance so much that they voluntarily support it. “It’s a virtuoso,” he says. The different layers [under the influence of alcohol] are played so perfectly and transparently that it’s as if it’s not being played, and still tell a compelling story. “
This seems to have been what prompted Paulson to give her support. Although she said her reaction to the film was the impetus for her participation, she also had secondary , more selfless ambition.
“I’m just blown away by how real it is. I feel like I’m watching a movie of My favorite movie of all time. Come home, tender mercy, wasteland . A film about the human experience. No judgment or commentary, just the magic of watching people behave ,” she told The Hollywood Reporter . Humanity, no vanity – and I don’t mean outward vanity, I mean no awareness of how a person is or will be perceived – just full embodiment. immersion. Movies like this, made for so little money, that are so powerful and real, deserve the same attention and consideration as those with huge studios and therefore budgets behind them. Anything I can do to help people focus on it means I’m doing something for all of us as actors and moviegoers.
Morris also said he had a hunch that Riseborough’s turn might resonate with other artists after he showed the film to his wife, actress Mary McCormack. It’s always been very honest in what I’ve seen, I’ve never seen her react to a performance like this,” he explained, adding that Theron was the first person to see it outside of the family and she had similar “It’s an endangered species type of film, and I want to pay attention to that and work to preserve it. This is so rare. ’
Also rare: Norton got involved in the social media action by posting his praise on the main. The Oscar nominee posted. “But for those interested in really great performances, I’ll share Andrea Riseborough’s image in To Leslie Shocked me. This is the most engaging, emotional, and physically painful performance I’ve seen in a while. “
While indie character studies may be a rare breed these days—at least on the big screen—Morris finally shares hopeTo Leslie can help continue to draw crowds, be they celebrities or the general public.” I never thought it would touch people the way it does, but what underpins the film is the fact that so many people have it in one way or another. experience. You’re either Leslie, you’ve loved Leslie, or you’ve been hurt by Leslie. “
Here is one of the greatest actors of all time, to Andrea Riseborough Andrea Riseborough’s amazing performance is very, very correct. I’ve always adored her, but even for her, this is next level. I cried. From Beautiful work by @marcmaron and @AllisonBJanney also https://t.co/ ANBTsEG9jR — Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey) January12 , 2205
This story first appeared in the Jan. 5 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. 2023 Click here to subscribe .
