RACY RACHEL KILLER ROLE
From serious drama and nail-biting crime to romantic comedies, Rachel Weisz does it all! And in her new film My
CousinRachel, the Oscar winner plays a beautiful widow who may or may not have murdered her wealthy husband.
Playing such a complicated character was a challenge, but it was something Rachel felt compelled to do. “If there is a
problem in the depiction of women, it’s that the stories rob them of any complexity,” explains the British star.
“In film, women can get a little reductive. It’s great to have a lead role where there are layers.”
And working on a movie that was set in the 19th century definitely ticked another box for the actress. “It’s wonderful to be in a period film because you have different textures, horses and a side-saddle, and corsets and costumes,” says Rachel.
“And I like these quite modern, edgy, taboo subjects – a woman who might be a murderess and who’s sexually free when she wants to be free. That’s more interesting set in 1860 than 1960.”