I fear that if Iived in L.A. I might well lose perspective NAOMIE HARRIS IS MAKING WAVES AS A DRUG ADDICT MOTHER IN CINEMATIC SAGA MOONLIGHT. BUT IT'S A PORTRAYAL THAT HAS SEEN HER FAMOUSLY PRIVATE MASK SLIP, AS GEMMA DUNN DISCOVERSunlikely one ON THE BIG SCREEN life. life," the

While her movie star looks, boundless talent and impressive CV conform to type, her conduct - refreshingly - does not, reading more girl-next-door than silver-screen prima donna. Naomie's tour de force role - for which she's garnered her first Oscar nod as Best Supporting Actress - takes t...

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Published inNottingham Evening Post
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nottingham (UK) MGN Ltd 25.02.2017
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Actors
Addictions
Digital video
Mirren, Helen
Motion picture directors & producers
South Florida
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Summary:While her movie star looks, boundless talent and impressive CV conform to type, her conduct - refreshingly - does not, reading more girl-next-door than silver-screen prima donna. Naomie's tour de force role - for which she's garnered her first Oscar nod as Best Supporting Actress - takes the form of Chiron's emotionally abusive mother, Paula, who's frenzied life is ravaged by drug addiction. [...]I thought, 'Wow, if this director can make a film as good as this for $15,000, what's he going to do with a proper budget?'" Barry's exploration of race, sexuality, masculinity, identity, family and love has so far earned a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama, and is up for eight Oscars, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. "The only character I couldn't let go was Winnie (Naomie played Winnie Mandela in 2013 biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), but I think that was because we were filming in South Africa and the legacy of apartheid is still so tangible there," she reasons. Because it (the movie) touched something in him and deeply resonated with him.