Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz defend their brutal scene
The actresses agree that they had never before come across a bed sequence so justified.
The actresses agree that they had never before come across a bed sequence so justified by its weight in the development of the story and so emotional when shooting it.
The premiere of Sebastián Lelio's latest film has been preceded by an expectation that cannot be justified solely by the curiosity to discover what direction the director has followed in his first work in English, 'Disobedience', after the good reception received by his award-winning film 'A Fantastic Woman,' reports Bangs Showbiz.
The scene that was already shown in the promotional trailers has also caused a great impact, not only because it is a meeting between two women in the framework of an Orthodox Jewish community in North London, but also because it has two stars from the likes of Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz.
After the premiere of the film at the TriBeCa Film Festival, the two actresses have not hesitated to comment on how they reacted to reading the script and finding that this moment in the story had already been perfectly choreographed by the director and required, among other fluid exchanges, that one of them spit into the other's mouth.
"I always get to share screen time with men, so for me it was kind of unusual and cool. As a woman, most of the time you get to play the role of a man's object of desire, or he's yours, but this time I had the impression that it was something different as it developed from a female perspective," said Weisz, who is currently pregnant with her second child, while she and her co-star interviewed each other for the Lenny Letter portal.
"Purely in terms of energy, it was very different," McAdams said. "We had wonderful communication and the whole experience was surrounded by a sense of vulnerability, caring, honesty and intelligence. We also talked about what we felt comfortable with, being a bed sequence, but it was a very different one than anything I've ever seen. I would have done before. It's the most vulnerable and brutal scene I've ever done. And at the same time, I felt very protected and safe and free to explore."
Apart from the efforts made by the entire team to make their work easier - carefully choosing flavored lubricants to simulate saliva, for example - the unforgettable protagonist of 'Noah's Diary' was clear from the beginning that this moment was key to explain the future of their characters.
"There's a lot of times you can't help but wonder if it's gratuitous or if it's actually necessary. You almost never feel like it's a breaking point for the characters, something that ushers them into the next phase of their lives or helps them make an important decision about which way to go. I've never come across anything like this before."
