When Julianne Moore took the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year, there was some surprise. Many thought Marion Cotillard deserved it for her turn in the Dardennes‘ “Two Days, One Night.” But if you want to get an idea of the fearlessness in Moore’s performance that clearly won the jury over, perhaps this clip will help. Warning: it’s very, very NSFW.
David Cronenberg‘s Hollywood satire takes its aim in a variety of places, with Moore representing a particular breed of aging actress, desperate to stay relevant and do anything to land a juicy part. And in this scene, we see her in a therapy/massage session with a hot New Age guru played by John Cusack. And during their session, Moore’s character flashes back to one incident that found her in the midst of a threesome with someone who could help her land a big role, and gets peeved when he takes a call and fails to mention her name. It’s an already absurd scene taken over the top when the man in the middle stars idly playing with his penis, watching the two women make out in front of him. Like we said….NSFW.
“Maps To The Stars” arrives via Focus World in 2015. Watch below.
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