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Paul Mescal, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Menu, Aftersun and Armageddon Time

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

CHAPTER

The First Lead Role in Normal People

I read it on a Friday. I basically read it three times over the weekend in the anticipation of hopefully meeting Charlotte and trying to get in ahead of anybody else who might want to play this amazing character. It was one of those screenplays that I remember reading very vividly. The vast majority of the film happens in a kind of present tense feeling, but there's kind of an air of adult Sophie looking back at handheld DV cam footage as she goes through her holiday with her daughter. So this is your first lead role after normal people.

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