![]() “It made us feel true to the intimacy between these two women, particularly at a time when public displays of affection for men or women, was not something that was seen, shown or even addressed. But most importantly, it made us feel as though we were being true to the love story that we had created.” “But Francis absolutely allowed us as women to decide for ourselves what we felt comfortable with. Francis Lee was very much a part of it with us.” ![]() “It was important to Saoirse and me to contribute to the construction of our scenes, to really use our voices as our characters and underpin the narrative with what we believe was right for these two characters. Kate confirmed that she and Saoirse took an active role in choreographing the love scene. So I feel a responsibility to those young women.” Now, more than ever, because young women crave integrity, leadership and strong role models, much more so than 20 years ago. “I always try and be as truthful as I can in the roles that I play and also in the things that I say publicly. “Well, it’s true,” Kate laughed when I brought up that quote. ![]() And I also worked on maintaining that sort of heftiness to Mary.” ![]() This is how I am now,’ and it’s very much not the body I had 20 years ago. I was just excited to say, ‘This is what it is, peeps. And to have an opportunity to be my real 40-something self, post-children, you know? Women aren’t really having the courage to do that. Kate was quoted as saying in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “I’m nearly 45 (she turned 45 last October), and Saoirse is almost half my age (26). In the crucial scene that happens toward the film’s end, Kate and Saoirse refused body doubles and plunged into the climactic moment in the nude. We have to be mindful that we aren’t falling prey to a generalized description of the entire film because of an intimate scene that is subsequently described in the media in a controversial way.” “It’s important that we acknowledge that we have to be careful how we use our words to describe intimate scenes in same sex films. So it’s the description of those scenes that somehow takes away from the intensity and the power, particularly if it’s two women.” Still courtesy of Neon “But sometimes certain publications might describe those types of scenes in ways that I realize make them controversial when actually they’re just intimate scenes that happen to feature two people of the same sex. “What I’m finding very interesting through talking about Ammonite is actually how often LGBTQ themes, particularly between two women, the way the intimate scenes are often described by the press – I’m not saying you.” Kate, who made the Zoom call from Pennsylvania where she was filming a new movie amid the Joe Biden-Donald Trump presidential election hubbub, continued about the consummation scene of Mary and Charlotte. In often wordless scenes, Kate and Saoirse’s expressive eyes convey their longing and emotions. We know what we like, really, and we could have an open conversation about that.Set in 1840s England, Ammonite is based on history but takes interpretive license on how the two women developed an intense relationship in those Victorian times. It’s not like a kissing scene, where you’re actually kissing someone. The Irish actress continued: “I’ve been very lucky that I’ve never felt overly nervous doing sex scenes. “And it was fun! It was really fun to go, ‘Well, what about this? And what if you do that?’ I think that was a new experience for both of us.” “But definitely, being able to lead the conversation and take it in the direction we felt comfortable with was wonderful. “We talked through the progression from one sex scene into the next and how the characters needed to take it a step further each time. We know what we like, really, and we could have an open conversation about that,” Ronan said. “In terms of a sex scene between two women, the two of us naturally took the lead. Speaking to ETabout the film, Ronan spoke about how she and Winslet worked together to create their powerful sex scenes.Īmmonite star Saoirse Ronan said she and Kate Winslet ‘naturally took the lead’ in crafting their own sex scenes. Ronan stars opposites Winslet in the film, which gives the real-life story of palaeontologist Mary Anning a queer twist.Īnning is played by Winslet, while her love interest Charlotte is played by Ronan.
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