Jennifer Lawrence, the empowered Russian spy of 'Operation Red Sparrow'
Francis Lawrence's film helped the actress redeem herself with her insecurities. It opens in Mexico during the first days of March.
The biggest thing Jennifer Lawrence found in playing a ballerina who ends up becoming a Russian spy in Operation Red Sparrow is how much she was able to empower herself.
Playing Dominika Egorova, the American actress had to undergo training, which not only gave her strength, but also helped her mentally understand the grace of plies and grand jetés.
"The truth is that I had not even realized how dominated I was by insecurities and fears of being judged that were upon me in many things in my life. I felt liberated from that, I loved my body, I loved my art, and I am very happy with this film and to have made it," said Lawrence, from London, in a videoconference for media in Mexico.
The same film, directed by Francis Lawrence, was a reflection of the struggle and commitment that Jenn has as a promoter of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement, in favor of women.
"I wouldn't want to do or say anything in any of my actions or roles that I didn't feel was going to add benefit to anyone who goes to see it. I find this film very empowering for women and also for me personally. do it three years ago and today things could not be more relevant," he said.
But, curiously, the week in which the actress promoted her new film in England, there were those who wanted to discredit the movement, in her own opinion, by criticizing that she wore a low-cut dress when the temperature was eight degrees Celsius.
"What happened the other day was basically an abuse of the power of the web. Everybody has a voice, everybody has a platform, everybody has a blog. And using my name to attract followers does a lot of damage to a real movement (#MeToo), it's a distraction. I'm an adult and I can dress however I want, it's not even an issue, it's silly to talk about it. It's literally an abuse of using my name."
Her own character shows a strong and beautiful woman who seduces important enemies of the Russian government, for which she is trained in the arts of courtship.
"What I liked about this movie is that I'm not playing a female James Bond or a Jason Bourne. In every way that she goes forward she's either a hero or an anti-hero and she uses her tools as a woman."
As if that were not enough, on stage we can see Jennifer Lawrence dancing ballet, although she, she revealed in the talk, was something difficult to achieve.
"The most difficult scene to shoot was the Ballet. I trained three hours a day for four months and I'm not a very graceful person. It helped a lot to build the character from the physical and mental discipline of being a dancer. I began to see how it affected My body, my muscles changed, and the more they changed, the more I understood Domenika."
