From the director of the most controversial television series of the year, starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd Excitement And premiering at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, it’s available exclusively on Sky (and streaming only now) with one appointment a week. comment on the first episode
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SculptureCreated for HBO by Sam Levinson (Excitement), Raza Faheem and by him The Weeknd sees Lily-Rose DeppAs protagonist Jocelyn, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, an aspiring pop star who falls in love with and is infatuated with Tedros (The Weeknd), a mysterious nightclub manager who turns out to be the leader of a secret cult. Each of the six episodes of the “scandalous”, controversial and already much talked about television series will be released once a week from 5 June 2023Exclusively on Sky and streaming only now.
What’s Happened So Far: Jocelyn’s Guilt as Prisoner
first episode of Sculpture opens with a very close-up dedicated to the face of jocelyn, The shot then widens, and we understand that we are inside a set in which the young pop star is posing freely: Jocelyn moves, expertly and sure of her body, choosing to show her breasts as well. Is. However, around him, what must have been different figures from his employee’s manager (Hank Azaria) public relation (Dan Levy) and his record company (Jane Adams), appear more like a chaotic and unclear chorus of voices guiding him in the direction he should — but above all can do – Doing. From the very first scene The series therefore presents a slight patina that, with hindsight, already allows you to decode the whole meaning of the narrative: Jocelyn’s strong and sensuous presence opens the curtain, presenting herself as aggressive and independent, but while her mesmerizing gaze has so far assured us, her defiance begins to take on a less didactic meaning. The agents surrounding Jocelyn, on the surface, tell her how to pose and remind her of the day’s appointments, but meanwhile, they also figure out how to convey the trauma of her mother’s death, Deciding that his mental instability may be an erotic marketing tool, they also offer him a sacrifice of sorts. Objective à la Britney Spears, establishing that her sense of devastation can inspire many a teen. Not only that, when they learn that an intimate shot of hers has been leaked on the web, they decide for her to react not as a victim, but as a feminist heroine. Jocelyn, encouraged by the assistants to be an independent, aggressive, provocative and rebellious spirit, seemed as if she was actually lauded for being a hamster in a cage, always running on the same wheel. so much so that the next morning, a bit like the movie i’m starting again Accompanied by Bill Murray, Jocelyn wakes up with exactly the same movements of the previous day’s sequence, in accordance with her eternal return: the adjutant enters her room, draws the curtains and tells her to get up.
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Twenty-five minutes into the first episode, Tedros appears inside his nightclub in Los Angeles, where he introduces himself to Jocelyn. The pseudonym of international pop star The Weeknd, Abel McKeon Tesfaye, has already made an interesting cameo in the film for the acting world. uncut gems Josh and Benny Safdie, where he appeared as himself on stage opposite Adam Sandler in an exceptionally dramatic role. In SculptureThe Weeknd’s character immediately appears as a complex and mysterious figure: Jocelyn’s own assistant (and best friend) talks about Tedros in a way that doesn’t inspire confidence. And even the sentimental rendezvous with Jocelyn is presented as contentious and pointless from the outset: the episode ends with a kind of understanding of trust between the two, as Tedros hands Jocelyn a red silk robe. “suffocates” from the robe, then to the carving, with a knife, a hole through which he can breathe. Tedros’ character is, for now, “only” obscure and enigmatic, but we know from the synopsis that it will be much more than that. And if Lily-Rose Depp’s acting performance is already convincing, it’s still too early to go into depth on The Weeknd, even though Depp himself announced in the comments: «Abel (The Weeknd) in the role Was able to tread a path that would have been difficult for anyone.”
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