Killers of the Flower Moon: who is Lily Gladstone, the revelation of Martin Scorsese’s film?

Killers of the Flower Moon: who is Lily Gladstone, the revelation of Martin Scorsese’s film?



Lily Gladstone: the name to remember The Assassins of the Flower Moon

With The Assassins of the Flower Moonnew beautiful film by Martin Scorsesethe name of Lily Gladstone It’s starting to make itself felt seriously. In the feature film, the actress has the same impact as stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. She plays Mollie, an Osage from Oklahoma that Ernerst (the character played by DiCaprio) tries to seduce. On the advice of his uncle William Hale (De Niro), the boy plans to marry the young woman in order to inherit his oil-rich lands.

Lily Gladstone - The Flower Moon Assassins ©Paramount Pictures
Lily Gladstone – The Flower Moon Assassins ©Paramount Pictures

Lily Gladstone is imperial inside The Assassins of the Flower Moon. The actress exudes a strong charisma and manages to stand up to an always very good Leonardo DiCaprio (even if Scorsese admitted that he was annoyed by the actor’s improvisations). Better yet, in certain scenes she steals the show, as we wrote in our review of the film. A performance that earned her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama in 2024, and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

First steps with a Frenchman before Kelly Reichardt

But The Assassins of the Flower Moon It’s not the first film the Montana native has participated in. From 2012, the actress appears on the screen. And we owe it to him for its first performance a French directorin the person ofArnaud Desplechin with Jimmy P.. However, we had to wait until 2016 for it to really get noticed Some women by Kelly Reichardt.

    Lily Gladstone - Certain Women ©LFR Films
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women ©LFR Films

An intimate film that presents the lives of several women in a small town in Montana. Actresses featured include Michelle Williams, Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart. It is with the latter that Lily Gladstone shares most of her scenes as her character falls in love with Kristen Stewart’s. Although Some women does not allow her to be seen by a large audience, Lily Gladstone receives numerous awards at various festivals.

The importance of Native American culture

After Some womenLily Gladstone reunites with Kelly Reichardt for her next film First cow (2021) before participating in some episodes of the series (Room 104, Billions, Dog reservation). You play roles in films, most of which have never been released in France. However, the audience at this year’s Deauville American Film Festival was able to see it very well Imaginative Dance. A thriller that still allows Lily Gladstone to shine Native American culture.

A topic that is close to his heart, as these roles demonstrate. AND The Assassins of the Flower Moon it is therefore no exception. Furthermore, it is also through his account Instagram that the actress strives to highlight elements of Native American history and culture.

Finally, you will be able to find Lily Gladstone in the detective series soon Under the bridge which arrives on Disney+ on May 8.

Source: Cine Serie

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