Recently, a small-cost "network big" suddenly became a popular dark horse, and received great discussion on domestic social platforms - half a month after it was launched, more than 30,000 people on Douban commented, with a score of 8.3 points.
movie "Good luck, Leo Grande", starring the famous talented actress, baroness Emma Thompson and Irish rising star Daryl McCormack.
Nancy Stokes, 55 years old, retired teacher, widowed for two years. In my more than 30 years of marriage with my husband, I have never really experienced the pleasure. As her life entered the third act, she decided to meet Leo Grande, a sexual psychotherapist in her twenties. Of course, in addition to conversation, Leo also provides "services".
In four short but memorable appointments, Leo helped Nancy complete his exploration and reconciliation of his heart and body. Most of the time, this movie only has one scene in the hotel room, and only two characters Nancy and Leo are included in the camera. But boredom and boredom are the words with the smallest range in the audience's impression. Nancy's journey of self-discovery is like a pleasant experience comparable to a roller coaster, and it is also like a beautiful dream. I was still very touched after waking up for a long time.
As a religious education teacher who once criticized female students for wearing short skirts, Nancy has been wrapped in a suppressed body for decades and has difficulty breathing. For her, the pleasure of the body should obviously not be discussed too much. There is only routine between husband and wife, and no self-enjoyment is involved. The four meetings with Leo are the process of Nancy gradually opening up himself. At first, she was extremely nervous, and faced with Leo who was calm and comfortable in front of her, she still felt that her decision was wrong and absurd.
And Leo is the kind of male companion who is too gentle and professional. Faced with Nancy's self-negation, Leo gradually helped Nancy relax and face herself. It can be said that the treatment effect is far beyond that of some psychologists.
In the end, Nancy can get joy without relying on Leo. After saying goodbye to Leo, she stood alone in front of the mirror, untied her belt, looked at her body, and showed a satisfied smile. She has never met herself honestly like this without defense.
Putting aside the shallow setting that impacts the three views at first glance, the deep topic of "Good luck, Leo Grande" is so sincere, even tear-jerking. After reading only four pages of the script, Emma Thompson was trapped in this story. "It is still very challenging to take off all your clothes at the age of 62. If I were younger, I wouldn't be able to do this; however, my age makes this task even more difficult because people are not used to seeing real, unmodified bodies appear on the big screen."
starring in this movie, for Thompson, it's not just about bringing a story he likes to the screen, but also a sense of responsibility to help women. "To be honest, this is probably the most difficult thing I have ever done - it's an interesting thing in itself. As a woman, this is my life. Women have to face many unreasonable requirements and be bound by their body image."
"This has nothing to do with getting old, but you can't look at your own body, face it calmly, and then say 'This is my body'." Obviously, at the end of the movie, Nancy, as a microcosm of a type of women, completed reconciliation and acceptance of his own body. "When shooting, I realized that in reality, I never stood completely relaxed in front of the mirror. When I was young, I would make myself look like I would be appreciated by others. The Nancy at the end of the film exceeded this limitation. She no longer judged her body, nor did she deliberately praise it, but came to a safe area alone. There she knew clearly that she could reach pleasure. This was a gift from Leo, a young man. From then on, she could get pleasure without the help of external forces. This gave her immense freedom."
And Thompson is also very real - women's harshness on their bodies will inevitably be impossible to undergo qualitative changes through a movie: "This is the freedom I want to achieve in real life, but for me, it is very difficult. I will still judge my body harshly. Just like many people, we are born to do this. "
What's important is that we have the opportunity to put such a topic in front of everyone. Thompson even wrote a whole article specifically for the British version of VOGUE to tell what she wanted to express through this movie and this character: women should face and talk about their own desires. Without the movie and the character, Thompson is still the old without any airs Hump Treasure. During the film promotion period, she appeared on various programs, and she still had a familiar and friendly old naughty style. When she sat down and talked, she always hit the mark. It was amazing. Thompson's personal charm has always been far greater than the charm of the character.
Barl Emma, who was "unprecedented" on the red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival in June this year Thompson
As the only Oscar winner in the history of Cambridge to win the Best Screenwriter Award in Film, it seems that no matter how extraordinary Thompson takes on a role, it will not make people doubt her ability to control. She was nominated for the Best Actress for two consecutive years in 1993 and 1994, and in 1994, she was nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for both the wonderful performances of " Farewell to Love" and "In the Name of Father". In 1996, because she served as the starring and screenwriter of " Reason and Emotion ", Thompson won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award at the same time and the Best Actress nomination.
" Howard Manor " (1992) made Thompson, who was 34 years old at the time, become Oscar winner
"Farewell to the Heaven of Love" made Thompson nominated for the Oscar again
But for Thompson, achievements and awards are external objects. She disdains this. Even when talking about being loved by the Oscars, she mocked her: "The members of the Academy Awards are basically old white men, this is a fact. "It's so ridiculous. "If I read a script that describes the character as beautiful, I would stop and stop reading...but it's easier than anything, because then I can play something that I think is more interesting. "
021, she was in the photographer Juergen Under the lens of Teller and wrapped in high-end costumes, she still reflects her most funny and joking appearance
Whether the character looks good or not has never been a standard for Thompson to consider whether to take on the role. What she cares more about is whether the character resonates with her soul. Whether the role can bring her new thoughts and new Reap. Like many actors who only shine after middle age to the peak of their careers, Thompson started early as an actor, but his international honor and influence were late until he was 30 years old. After being favored by Oscars twice, she was not limited, but her role span became more and more amazing. In 2001, Thompson starred in the TV movie " Put aside Self-Space" . This is her first return work after giving birth to a girl in 1999. In the film, Thompson plays Vivian, a professor of British literature , who suffers from ovarian cancer.
self-knowledge Vivian, who is in his life, can only comfort and treat the strong pain caused by British poetry in his mind. In the film, Vivian often breaks the fourth wall and talks with the audience, is cynical, full of thinking, but also exhausted.
"Leave the Self-Space" is adapted from Margaret Edson's drama of the same name. The original drama won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. While starring, Thompson and film director Mike Nichols serve as co-writer.This is also the second time Thompson starred in a movie after "Sense and Emotion". In order to star in this art film that she thought was not interested in Hollywood theaters, Thompson did not wear a fake headband, but shaved his head.
It is hard to tell whether the script of this film is excellent enough or whether Thompson's acting skills are too vivid. When Vivian, who is as haggard, shares his memories of life and fear of death with the audience, it is obviously a disconnection effect of directly communicating with the audience, but it is particularly heartbreaking.
Famous film critic Roger Ebert once commented that Thompson is best at playing the role of "love but not getting it". Indeed, Emma Thompson portrays two points of tolerance, three points of ridicule, five points of at a loss, sometimes agility and arrogance, sometimes chattering, but in the end, it always makes people feel pity. The most representative one is in 2003's " True Love First ", where she played the role of a wife who was betrayed by her husband. After discovering it, she hid in the bedroom and cried in order not to let the children notice it. This crying scene was even considered "the best ever". Thompson said that it was because he was the best at crying heartbroken in the bedroom, then calmed down and moved forward.
Not just these profound female images—Thompson was determined to be a comedian when he was young, and she could control all kinds of female characters easily. During the ten years since the release of the Harry Potter series, there was a joke that British actors were divided into two types: those who had acted in "Harry Potter" and those who had never acted in it. Thompson was lucky enough to be the little one he had acted in.
Starting from the 2004 " Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ", she plays the crazy Professor Trelawney, wearing a gypsy-style costume and wearing glasses thicker than a beer bottle. Who can tell that this is a talented woman full of intellectual beauty Thompson?
005's "Magic Nanny McPhee" is also a childhood memory of many people. McPhee, played by Thompson, was super eye-catching as soon as he appeared: his appearance was really too subversive.
And as McPhee completes the task step by step, her appearance is becoming more beautiful bit by bit. At the end, McPhee finally returned to what he was.
Many viewers couldn't help but sigh again, why are beautiful and ugly always like a joke on Thompson? Speaking of McPhee, we can't help but mention another magic nanny. In 2013, Thompson and Tom Hanks starred in the Disney movie "The Big Dreamer".
She plays the eccentric female writer P. L. Travers. Travers has created the "Mary Popinsi" series. Once this book was published, Walt Disney loved it and wanted to adapt it into a movie. He had been dealing with Travers for twenty years, hoping that Travers could sell the copyright. But Travers never thought that "Mary Popinsi" was children's literature, and even sneered at Disney's family-friendly style. It was not until the creation of Travers' new book in the 1960s and the financial situation was worrying that he reluctantly agreed to the adaptation. At the end of the video, Travers, who was moved to the premiere, couldn't stop crying at the premiere. The other audiences were laughing, and only Travers saw the support and bothered her lifelong childhood.
And when it comes to another Disney movie in 2021 " Black and White Witch Kuira ", Thompson has a addiction to playing the "fashion demon". The baubles she plays are useless and ruthless. As long as they block their own way, they can even get rid of their daughter.
This cruel and ruthless fashion overlord in London in the 1970s always wears a gorgeous dress and often wears tall and exaggerated wigs, arrogant and even set off the innocence of a newbie in the workplace.
Thompson also cares about the situation of women in the workplace in the current era. In 2019, she starred in the comedy "Late Night Show".
The screenwriter and starring Mindy Kaling personally created this work for Thompson. After receiving the script, Thompson, who is also a screenwriter and actor, decided to star in it only took two days to do so.
Katherine, she played, was once the leader of the talk show industry, but she might lose her job because of the old-fashioned style of the show. In order to break the outside world's accusation of "miswomanship" about himself, Katherine hired Molly, a new Indian screenwriter played by Kaling, as the only female screenwriter in the team, but because of this helpless move, he suddenly opened up the situation and fulfilled his career and Molly. During the publicity period, Thompson said in an interview that women don’t receive much support in the film and television entertainment industry, especially in the comedy world. "Late Night Show" shows the perspectives of women and minority groups, so she is moved. In a sense, this is also Thompson's leadership and support for young female colleagues in the industry.
In the face of industry injustice, Emma has always dared to speak out and support and protect the women around you. In 2008, the filming of " Hometown Storm and Rain ", the producer said to an actress in the film: "Don't eat anymore, you look like a pig on the camera." Emma directly challenged the producer: "If you ask her or any other actress to lose weight, I won't play it." She, who plays the soul role of the movie, really has the confidence and ability to do this.
Thompson, who is over 60 years old, has always believed that life is reincarnated in 30 years. She is not afraid of the arrival of her last life cycle, . "I won't mind the emergence of all kinds of emotions and feelings. Feelings are our souls and the barometer in our bodies." From beginning to end, she has always used her truth, frankness and transparency to bring thinking and strength to every woman through movies. Maybe one day, we can all find the feeling of freedom that Nancy.
