Emma Thompson Discusses Going 'Nude at 62' for New Film
etonline.comEmma Thompson is baring it all in her new film, . Thompson spoke about going nude for her role in the film at the movie's Sundance Film Festival premiere on Saturday.«It's very challenging to be nude at 62,» Thompson said during a Cinema Café discussion, before revealing that her character completely disrobes in one scene. «She stands in front of a mirror alone and she drops her robe.»«I don't think I could've done it before the age that I am,» she continued. «And yet, of course, the age that I am makes it extremely challenging because we aren't used to seeing untreated bodies on the screen.»Thompson did, however, have some support from the film's cast and crew with both her co-star, Daryl McCormack, and director, Sophie Hyde, rehearsing in the nude right alongside the British actress.«Sophie, Daryl, and I rehearsed entirely nude and talked about our bodies, talked about our relationship with our bodies, drew them, discussed the things that we find difficult about, things we like about them, described one another's bodies,» she shared.Thompson stars as Nancy Stokes in the dramedy, a widowed schoolteacher who hires a male escort, played by McCormack, for a date, hoping to experience an orgasm for the first time.Prior to disrobing for rehearsals, the co-stars bonded during walks in the mud and rain of London's Hampstead Heath.
Navigating the park's sometimes slippery and dangerous terrain actually helped the two form a close bond as they clinged on to each other to avoid falling into the sludge.«That was very important that we could hold onto each other and laugh,» Thompson shared. «Actually, that's what we've done the entire time: held onto each other, slid about, and laugh.
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