Julia Roberts in Gaslit: Do you like her series on the huge American scandal

“Gaslit” is Watergate’s modern-day conception of a scandal-ridden story and forgotten characters – from Nixon’s opportunists and arrogant subordinates to enraged fanatics who aided and abetted crimes, including tragic scoundrels.

Gaslit, a series created by Robbie Pickering.

Then going back to homeJulia Roberts returns to the playoffs. The Oscar-winning actress carries on her shoulders this political work, a portrait of a woman who does not lack a bite. She plays Martha Mitchell, the wife of a member of the Nixon government who has decided to point the finger at the presidential scandal following the Watergate scandal. In the role of his wife, John Mitchell, it is Sean Penn who answers him.

The two Hollywood stars have known each other for a long time, though they are working together for the first time. The actor covered in prostheses is unidentified. Dan Stevens in supporting roles (ᲛOlive and monster) Plays John Dean, White House Legal Adviser. As for Betty Gilpin (ᲜHunting), He plays his wife, Mo Dean.

More than a state scandal, the Watergate case is a turning point in the history of American society. In 1974, then-President Richard Nixon resigned. This is the first and only time that an American head of state has resigned from a full-time position.

Hollywood is before and after Watergate. Many films are being made in the wake of this event – “Presidential Men” to name one. First of all, the subgenre saw its popularity: a conspiracy thriller like The Assassination of Warren Beatty.

Nearly fifty years later, what remains to be said and discovered from this scandal? Most refractories will say that the case is considered up and down and from all angles. Gaslit Is to prove that they are wrong. This eight-episode series dives back into this story through the eyes of Martha Mitchell, played by Julia Roberts. The actress uses her Hollywood stellar aura to highlight this woman who shook the White House.

Martha Mitchell’s name means nothing to you and that’s normal. Across the Atlantic, this worldly figure was gradually forgotten. In France it is unknown to the general public. She was the wife of Attorney General John Mitchell at the time. Feminine and elegant, she was what society expected from a model politician’s wife. ᲗAlmost. The phrase “be beautiful and be silent” only half referred to him. Play green plant? Was excluded.

The great Julia Roberts

He is known for his sincerity and eloquence, he was even nicknamed “”South mouth”-“South mouthIn French, on the frequency of his speech and its origins in Arkansas. It is he who points the finger in front of the American media cameras at the government and, above all, at the president himself. The series follows with rhythm and passion the hell that this woman went through, which became the target of a bump.

Without a real surprise, Julia Roberts shines in each of her appearances. He puts his charisma and acting power at the service of this rebellious and avant-garde character. It even obscures Sean Penn, disguised under a centimeter of latex prosthesis, as more foil. Whatever it is, the protagonist of the series remains Martha Mitchell and Julia Roberts here is her highlight.

The artistic direction is also stunning. Costumes, hairstyles, accessories and sets, everything is to bring to life the atmosphere of the seventies, more realistic than ever. The paper also deserves interest in what it tells us about the mechanisms of manipulation. Title, GaslitNotes one of the most common methods: destabilizing the individual by being unbalanced.

It was this mechanism that was used against Martha Mitchell to silence her. The wife was abducted and drugged to keep her under surveillance. While today’s society wants to listen more to women, Gaslit Recalls how difficult it was to listen to some of them and take them seriously.

Gaslit Available on STARZPLAY as well as through the CANAL + series.