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After breaking out in "The Crown," Vanessa Kirby is doing her biggest role so far in "Tears of a Woman." On the occasion of the rise of the film on Netflix, we met her for an interview that developed in an unconventional way


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When the Netflix star sobbed in the middle of the answer: We have never had such an exciting interview

After breaking out in "The Crown," Vanessa Kirby is doing her biggest role so far in "Tears of a Woman," which won her the Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival.

On the occasion of the rise of the film on Netflix, we met her for an interview that developed in an emotional and unconventional way.

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Trailer for the movie "Tears of a Woman" (Netflix)

When she was 17, Vanessa Kirby first realized what the craft of acting was.

This was during a school production of "Hamlet," in which she played the character of Gertrude.

"I got off the stage, walked down the hall towards the backstage to get ready for the next scene, and when I started thinking about what my character was going to do and say - it hit me," the British star says in an interview with Walla!

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"I realized that to play is to think the thoughts that your character is thinking, and to do it unconsciously. What you do with the face and with the body, will come later, but first you have to think."



One might argue with Kirby's perception, but it is difficult to argue with its success.

In recent years she has established herself as one of the rising actresses on the British Isles.

Theater buffs know her from recent productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Uncle Vanya" for example;

Blockbuster fans got to know her in "Impossible Mission: Crash" and "Fast and Furious: Hobbes and Show";

And above all, she is best known for her role as Princess Margaret throughout 17 episodes of "The Crown."



Kirby is now doing what is his most challenging and big role to date - the main character in "Tears of a Woman", which made its world premiere as part of the official competition of the last Venice Film Festival, and was then acquired by Netflix.

The Briton won the Best Actress award for her work here at the same festival, and was also mentioned as a favorite to be nominated for an Oscar.

In the meantime, the film will go live on streaming this coming weekend.



This is the first English-speaking film by the esteemed Hungarian filmmaker Cornell Mondorucho, and it is recommended to watch it, but be warned: this is not a digestive experience.

Kirby plays a pregnant woman whose home birth goes awry, and this disaster happens already in the first act of the film, over a rough and unedited 28 minutes.

These are extraordinary cinematic moments, and the interview with the British actress, which took place at a Venetian hotel after the premiere, with a small group of masked European journalists, also developed in an unconventional way.

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Winner of the Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Vanessa Kirby at the ceremony with the trophy she won (Photo: Ernesto Ruscio)

"I did not experience a birth myself, but I wanted the birth in the film to be as authentic as possible"

It happens after Kirby, a noble and caring woman, asks me what the experience of watching the film was like.

I ask in response how it was for her, and she starts to sob in the middle of the answer: "I was very stressed from the screening yesterday. This role is more exposed and vulnerable than anything I have ever done. I cared so much about the character ... I usually do not get excited like that, it It never happened to me in an interview ... I really cared ... sorry ... it surprises me that I react like this ".



"For the purpose of the research, I met a lot of women who had lost babies. I spent a lot of time with them and I really cared about their stories," Kirby continues after collecting herself.

"I felt responsible for them because they shared so much with me and I felt like I was carrying it with me. There was one woman named Kelly who was so generous with me with her story. She lost a baby girl named Luciana, whom I pay tribute to in the movie. The baby I lose in the movie was Very real to me. "



Kirby has not yet experienced childbirth herself, and says she has not witnessed one either.

"As soon as I got the job, I told myself I did not want to pretend, but that it would be as authentic as possible," she says.

"At first I watched birth records, but they never show the whole process, only small and beautiful moments, so I contacted midwives and women about to give birth. Birth is a sacred moment in life, and I did not believe anyone would agree to be with her in the delivery room, but there was one "She agreed. It was a difficult birth, and I sat by her side for five or six hours, and I was privileged to see this powerful moment in full."



Did she know who you are?



"She did not recognize me, because in the 'crown' my hair is like that, and my natural blonde hair confused her."

the Queen.

Vanessa Kirby in "Tears of a Woman" (Photo: PR)

"I always make a playlist that reflects my character's feelings. It's weird, I feel like I can not tell you what songs were in it, it's too intimate."

How did you deal with the fact that the home birth scene is depicted in one go, unedited?



"I come from the theater, so the idea of ​​doing something without Cutty is very enchanting to me. We shot the scene six different times - four times the same day, then twice the next day. Each time was different, because we improvised based on the script, and did not know exactly how it would develop. "One time, when the baby turns blue and the ambulance comes to pick him up, it took me a long time to get back to myself. When you play, you have to believe what you do, and your body does not understand the difference. He thinks it really happened, he's confused. I cried for ten minutes."



How do you think your background in theater has made you a better actress?



"Theater is a long-distance run, so I have a lot of patience. I can do the same scene many times and I also know how to restart every time. The differences between these two arts are quite big. In theater you have to be extroverted, because the whole audience must understand "Your emotions, from the first line to the last, otherwise he gets bored. In the cinema you stand in front of the camera, not in front of the last line in the hall, so you have to be more restrained, and this is not a simple technique."



How do you prepare for roles in cinema?



"I always make a playlist that reflects my character's feelings. It's weird. I feel like I can not tell you what songs were in it, it's too intimate."

Also in the theater, also on television, also in the cinema.

Vanessa Kirby in Venice (Photo: Imagebank, Vittorio Zonino Colto)

"When we filmed 'The Crown', we did not know if anyone would even watch it"

"I'm no longer part of the team, but I enjoy watching 'The Crown' as a fan"

After the long birth scene, the film describes how the protagonist copes with the personal trauma, the shock in her family and the anger towards the midwife who may have been responsible for the dire consequences.

Her partner is played by Xia Le-Buff, who has recently been the subject of evidence that he abused his partner, musician and actress FKA Twigs, and is unlikely to be seen in more films soon, if at all.



The protagonist's mother is played by the legendary actress Alan Burstein ("Requiem for a Dream"), and although this is not stated explicitly, her character meets all the classic characteristics of "The Jewish Mother" in American cinema.

"Kata Weber, who wrote the script, is a third-generation Holocaust survivor," Kirby says.

"She is very connected to the Jewish experience and kept talking about it. For me, who has no connection to the subject, all that remains is to listen to her and learn from her."



Although the meeting takes place on the occasion of the premiere of "Tears of a Woman", of course it is impossible not to mention her role as Princess Margaret in "The Crown".

"'This series was a gift for me,' 'she says.

"To play someone with strengths that I would not have reached in my personal life, but on the other hand also have vulnerability and fragility. When we filmed the series we did not know if anyone would watch it and it did not change us, because we enjoyed doing so much. These were happy times. The second season and Claire Foy came to film with the Golden Globe where she won for her performance in it, we asked ourselves 'what the hell'? It was weird because we built ourselves a kind of small family and no one expected such success. My best friend is Elizabeth Sticky, "She has just been cast to play Princess Diana in the new seasons of the series, and I'm excited. I enjoy watching 'The Crown' as a fan, too."



Could it be that in the future, maybe even in the near future, there will be no cinema, only Netflix?



"In my eyes there is a place for everything. What I loved about 'The Crown' is the opportunity to take a character and go on such a long journey with her, and I look forward to more opportunities like this, but it does not detract from my love of movies. I grew up watching movies and I hope they continue "People. I've seen a lot of movies in the last six months."

Not an easy viewing experience.

Vanessa Kirby in "Tears of a Woman" (Photo: PR)

How was your last corona period?



"It made me think a lot. It was a difficult process for me, but deep, and this period also made me realize how much I love my job and how much I miss the stage and the cinema."



If we go back to "Tears of a Woman", what would you like the film to convey to viewers?



"Cornell calls the movie 'An Odyssey in Pain.'

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