Frances McDormand Stars as Frances McDormand in 'Nomadland' Deleted Scene (Exclusive)
etonline.comFrances McDormand is playing «Frances McDormand.»It's the result of working with writer-director Chloé Zhao, who up until had largely cast nonprofessional actors and built characters for them inspired by their own lives.
is adapted from a nonfiction book of the same name and does, in fact, feature a number of real-life nomads playing versions of themselves onscreen.Which is how McDormand ended up playing a version of herself, too, though the character goes by the nickname Fern. «It's very interesting, the layers of it,» Zhao told. «Fran is playing Fern, but even the name 'Fern' came from herself and who she thinks she might be if she hit the road.»In the cut scene, Fern has an encounter with the police — neighbors reported Fern for sleeping.
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