Jessie Buckley on the Monsters of ‘Men’ and ‘Speaking the Same Mad Language’ as Alex Garland
thewrap.comNote: This interview contains minor spoilers for “Men.”Jessie Buckley didn’t come away from starring in “Men” with any answers.
To her, pinning down the film’s exact meaning would be beside the point.“I don’t really have a singular meaning to it,” the Irish actor and singer admitted in a recent interview with TheWrap. “I’m more interested in seeing what other people feel about [“Men”] – either side of it.
If they hate it, or love it, then that’s absolutely fine.”In writer-director Alex Garland and A24’s latest mindbender, Buckley plays Harper, a recently widowed woman who decamps to the English countryside hoping to heal.
But she finds herself wrestling with more than just personal demons when her encounters with various men – all played by Rory Kinnear – become increasingly nightmarish.Buckley, who broke out with her starring role in 2018’s “Wild Rose,” is a consummate performer where stories of gender dynamics and the female psyche are concerned.
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