Jessica Chastain says Oscar Isaac friendship has “never quite been the same” after ‘Scenes From A Marriage’
nme.comScenes From A Marriage.Based on the 1973 Swedish series of the same name, the HBO remake examines the break-up between married couple Jonathan Levy (Isaac) and Mira Phillips (Chastain).
It marked an on-screen reunion for the pair, who previously starred together in 2014 film A Most Violent Year.Speaking in an interview with Vanity Fair, Chastain described how shooting the series had an impact on her friendship with Isaac. “I mean, Scenes From A Marriage was very tough,” she said. “And I lover Oscar [Isaac], but the reality is, our friendship has never quite been the same.“We’re going to be ok, but after that, I was like, I need a little bit of a breather.
There was so much ‘I love you, I hate you’ in that series. But there’s so much joy in what I get to do. There’s a lot of catharsis.”“I feel like I have the best job in the world because I get to have these experiences,” she added. “They’re so out of this world and feel like they’re mine.
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