Melanie Lynskey Calls Losing Touch With ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Costar Kate Winslet More ‘Heartbreaking’ Than a Breakup
usmagazine.comMelanie Lynskey enjoyed starring opposite Kate Winslet in 1994’s Heavenly Creatures — but distance impacted their friendship once the movie wrapped.“When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had,” the Yellowjackets actress, 45, recalled during a Thursday, April 20, appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened.
It’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”Lynskey and the Titanic star, 47, met on the set of Heavenly Creatures, which was filmed in the Sweet Home Alabama actress’ native New Zealand.
The movie, directed by Peter Jackson, follows Winslet’s Juliet after she moves with her family from England to Christchurch, New Zealand.
The teenager quickly sparks a friendship with Lynskey’s Pauline. Juliet and Pauline’s passionate bond ultimately leads to murder.While the movie marked breakout roles for both Winslet and Lynskey, Heavenly Creatures, which even earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, soon catapulted Winslet to widespread fame.
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