Evan Rachel Wood in Miranda July's "Kajillionaire" -
Apollo Films
In "Kajillionaire", Evan Rachel Wood plays the daughter of a couple of crooks.
Miranda July, director of “Me, you and all the others”, allows the young woman to show all the facets of her talent.
Because it is, by far, the major asset of this comedy.
We can find
Miranda July's
Kajilionnaire
a bit artificial, but we have to concede to the director of
Me, you and all the others
(2005) that she was able to choose exceptional actors.
This comedy presented at the Deauville Festival 2020 owes much of its charm to its performers.
And especially to Evan Rachel Wood.
The young American actress is the daughter of a couple of nerdy con artists (Debra Winger and Richard Jenkins), parents right in their boots of enemies of the system, whom they force to participate in their seedy shots since childhood.
The arrival of a sparkling young woman, played by Gina Rodriguez, will upset a balance that everyone believed to be eternal.
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If the actors are all dazzling, the film is above all a showcase for the singular talent of Evan Rachel Wood, whose mute character is born to life - and love - through his adventures.
The performance of the thirty-something is the film's major asset, whether she contorts herself to avoid a grumbling owner, changes her appearance to steal her prey or reveals the suffering of deep loneliness.
A female Edward with silver hands
"Evan told me that her character reminded her of
Edward in the silver hands
she feels very close to," says Miranda July.
And it is true that the heroine she plays has a relationship to her body that evokes the hero created by Tim Burton.
The gradual development of this young woman who exudes discomfort touches the viewer, so much the actress manages to share her quest for a better life and freedom.
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