The actresses agree that they had never before come across a bed sequence so justified by its weight in the development of the story and so emotional when filming it.
The premiere of Sebastián Lelio's latest film has been preceded by an expectation that cannot be justified solely by curiosity to discover what direction the director has followed in his first work in English, 'Disobedience', after the good reception received by his award-winning film 'Fantastic Woman', reports Bangs Showbiz.
The s-x scene that was already anticipated in the promotional trailers has also caused a great impact, not only because it is a meeting between two women in the context of an Orthodox Jewish community in North London, but also because it has two stars from the likes of Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz.
After the premiere of the film at the TriBeCa Film Festival, the two actresses have not hesitated to comment on how they reacted to reading the script and finding that this moment in history had already been perfectly choreographed by the director and required, among other exchanges of fluids, one of them spitting into the other's mouth.
"I always get to share screen time with men, so in my case it was something unusual and cool. As a woman, most of the time you get to play the role of a man's object of desire, or he is yours, but this time I had the impression that it was something different as it was developed from a feminine perspective," said Weisz, who is currently pregnant with her second child, while she and her co-star interviewed each other for the Lenny Letter portal.
"In pure energy terms, it was very different," McAdams acknowledged. "We had wonderful communication and the whole experience was surrounded by a feeling of vulnerability, caring, sincerity and intelligence. We also talked about what we were comfortable with, being a bed sequence, but it was a very different sequence than anything I had. I would have done before. This is the most vulnerable and brutal s-x scene I've ever done. And at the same time, I felt very protected and safe and free to explore."
Apart from the efforts made by the entire team to make their work easier - carefully choosing flavored lubricants to simulate saliva, for example - the unforgettable protagonist of 'Noah's Diary' was clear from the beginning that this moment was key to explain the future of their characters.
"A lot of times you can't help but wonder if it's something free or if it's really necessary. You almost never feel like it's a breaking point for the characters, something that introduces them to the next phase of their lives or helps them take an important decision about the path they should follow. I've never come across anything like this before."
