◆ Trending: Five of Jessie Buckley’s finest film performances and where to watch them
With her new film, Wicked Little Letters, out in cinemas this Friday, we’re taking a look at some of Jessie Buckley’s finest moments. Beast (BFI Player)
This Jersey-set tense thriller about a young woman with a terrible family becoming attracted to an enigmatic poacher who may – or may not – be a serial killer deserved a bigger audience than it got when released back in 2017. Buckley co-stars with fellow actor/singer Johnny Flynn and the chemistry between the two of them is electric.
Wild Rose (Rent from Amazon for £2.49)
It’s hard to imagine anybody other than Buckley playing the titular Glasgow country singer in this big, warm crowdpleaser of a film from Tom Harper. Freshly out of jail, the mum-of-two tries to focus on a steady job and looking after her kids while unwilling to give up on her dream of becoming a country singer.
Woman Talking (Prime Video)
Sarah Polley’s Oscarnominated drama sees a group of American Mennonite women discuss their options after discovering that the men in their colony have a history of being serial rapists.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)
Charlie Kaufman’s typically tricksy film sees Buckley act opposite Jesse Plemons (Killers of the Flower Moon) as a young couple visiting the boyfriend’s parents for the first time. As some strange things start to happen the main story is intercut with scenes of a school janitor at work – before the two parts come together in the third reel.
The Lost Daughter (Netflix) Buckley was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut about a middle-aged university professor (Olivia Coleman) who meets a struggling young mum on holiday in Greece. Buckley plays a younger version of Coleman’s character in flashbacks showing she was far from the perfect mother.