British Oscar nominee Lesley Manville has slammed on-screen violence, particularly that against women. Manville, who has a lead role in Amazon Prime spy thriller Citadel, told the UK’s Guardian newspaper she had no plans to watch such a show herself: “I can’t watch violence.
I don’t watch any.” (Manville added here that she had yet to watch a final edit of the show, and isn’t certain of the full extent of the violence included.) She continued: “I get offended by it.
I really think it’s bad news. People talk about Game of Thrones. I’ve never been able to watch it. Also, it’s pretty violent towards women.
I really don’t want to see that. “I’m a woman, for a start. Being a woman is a political position. You need to understand what’s going on, the risks, what you’re up against.” In the interview, Manville expressed her belief that depictions of on-screen violence against women were lagging behind other signs of progress, including better pay, more visibility for ageing actresses and better treatment in the light of the #MeToo movement. “It’s as if we were doing all the work over here, and, while our attention is focused on that, they’re undermining it over there.
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