It was during Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast that Mad Men and Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss, who was producing her new FX series The Veil, reflected on her experience with James Mangold’s 1999 classic A. A Stolen Life.
it’s the atmosphere”intimidating“but”Exciting– he described. Elizabeth Moss He was about 15 years old when he made a film in which he played Polly “Torch” Clarke, a burn victim suffering from schizophrenia.
The cast included Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, the latter winning an Oscar for her performance. Due to the tension between their two characters in the feature film, Elizabeth Moss stated that the plateau was also naturally divided into two camps.
“There were two types of camps. There was the Winona Ryder camp and the Angelina Jolie camp. Off camera, but based on what was on camera, based on the script“- explained the actor. “I was in Winona Ryder’s camp. Angelina Jolie’s camp was really cool. I was intimidated by his camp. I never imagined that one day I would be in this camp.“
“I’ve spoken to Angelina since and she’s lovely but at the time it was incredibly scary“, followed Elizabeth Moss. “I never talked about it. I’m sure he still wouldn’t understand what I was talking about. I definitely wasn’t cool enough to be in his camp.“
Winona Ryder He hinted at this divisive environment in a 2010 interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, noting that he never made any friends. Angelina Jolie While filming. Winona Ryder He was both the star of the film and the producer.
“I remember thinking, “Oh, we’re going to be good friends.” But I think she had to look at me as Susanna’s character and not as Wynonna’s, so very respectfully, she just kept her distance.“, he concluded.
Winona and Angelina, very different but interesting
stolen life Based on Susanna Kaysen’s 1993 memoir of the same name. Winona Ryder Played Susanna, an 18-year-old girl with borderline personality disorder who is sent to a local psychiatric hospital. Angelina Jolie On the other hand, she played the role of Lisa Rowe, a manipulative hospital patient and a diagnosed sociopath. As two young women find themselves drawn to each other, the film focuses on the ups and downs of their relationship.
still during the podcast, Elizabeth Moss said that filming was “An incredible experience“, added: “I was 15 or 16 years old. My mother was always with me on the set. I was with all these movie stars. Winona Ryder! Angelina Jolie! Clea Duvall! Brittany Murphy! This incredible cast of women. It was like being immersed in the Wizard of Oz. I was very impressed with my environment and working with Winona and Angelina and they were so different and interesting.“
The 5-star cast also featured Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa Redgrave, Whoopi Goldberg and Jared Leto.
Listen to Elisabeth Moss’ full interview on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast here.
A Stolen Life is currently streaming on Netflix.
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