Two years after 'Normal People,' Paul Mescal returns to a leading role in 'Aftersun,' a film he describes as the sort 'I'll be chasing for a long time.'
” and “God’s Creatures,” and he spoke to The Washington Post from London soon after starting rehearsals for an Almeida Theatre production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” in which he was cast as the brutish Stanley Kowalski.,” Mescal plays Calum, a young father vacationing in the late 1990s with his daughter, 11-year-old Sophie , who lives with her mother full-time.
As the story progresses, both the audience and Sophie come to realize that she is never going to know her father fully. While sweet and caring toward Sophie, Calum struggles to tend to his own mental health. The role required Mescal to dig deep into those emotions and to empathize with a character who, at least on paper, has experienced life quite differently than he has.
“It’s one of those jobs where I will always be very proud of the product,” Mescal said. “If I could make every set feel that intimate … it’s something that I think I’ll be chasing for a long time.”AdvertisementIt might sound odd, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt as connected to a character. He’s just turned 30 and he’s a dad — all of those kinds of things aside. It’s really hard to articulate. It’s just a feeling. I care about this man. I feel like I can represent him truthfully.
This style of film caters to audiences who want to lean in. I don’t think it explains anything. That, mixed with my initial feelings for the character and talking to Charlotte about how she wanted to direct it, I was like, “This could be special.”I feel like that’s the fun part about acting. I’m in rehearsals at the moment, and the most satisfying bit is trying to figure out why people behave the way they do.
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