Paul Mescal

2023 - 2 - 6

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Paul Mescal's 'Aftersun' Performance Is a Masterclass in Taking Risks (Collider.com)

Paul Mescal took a gamble by playing a dad in 'Aftersun,' and that gamble paid off with an Oscar nomination.

Yet he took a chance on a first-time director in Charlotte Wells, and on a role that would require a lot of heavy lifting from him. His Oscar nomination was a pleasant surprise that a performance like his can still get the credit it deserves. Mescal moves similarly, The way he acts in front of his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corso) is often loving and caring. He holds back his feelings to try and make a good life for his daughter, but ultimately it's the fact that this is his life now that is causing him such pain. Only Mescal and Wells can really know what he is feeling at that moment. In one of the few private moments we see of him, he is sobbing with his back turned to the camera, alone in his hotel room. Sure, there was a lot of depth and vulnerability to his performance, but it seemed that he would end up as another young actor staying in a lane, instead of taking challenging, daring roles. Mescal is an absolute force in the film, playing the role with the weight of someone decades older than him. Sonny, based off the real life bank robber John Wojtowicz, is robbing a bank to pay for his partner's gender-affirming surgery. Pacino, hot off his iconic performances in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, went for a more demanding role. Mental illness in men is often portrayed in cinema as either lovesick and heartbroken, or violent tendencies bubbling underneath the surface. Elijah Wood, for better or worse, will always be known as Frodo, rather than for his excellent work in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or Sin City.

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REVIEW After Sun - the Irish film that manages to 'wake the demons ... (Royals Blue)

After Sun is one of this year's most recent and exciting Irish films. In fact, you could say that Irish cinema has recently hit the jackpot, ...

After Sun is one of this year’s most recent and exciting Irish films. I wouldn’t say this film is for everyone, but it’s definitely not a Golden Raspberry film, quite the contrary. it all takes you back to a time when you were ten years old, feeling like you had a thousand problems but, in reality, none that matter now.

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Vogue Australia removes 'former fiancée' Paul Mescal from Phoebe ... (Page Six)

Vogue Australia seemingly removed a line that introduced Paul Mescal as Phoebe Bridgers' “former fiancée” in a new feature on the singer.

Meanwhile, Bridgers also contributed to the rumors when she [shared her advice for getting over a “heartbreak.”](https://pagesix.com/2022/12/23/phoebe-bridgers-gives-heartbreak-advice-amid-paul-mescal-split-rumors/) The two initially sparked dating speculation after they were spotted on a romantic vacation together in London in August 2020. [red carpet debut](https://pagesix.com/2021/11/08/phoebe-bridgers-and-paul-mescal-make-red-carpet-debut/) at the LACMA Art+Film Gala in November 2021 and [went Instagram-official](https://pagesix.com/2021/12/10/phoebe-bridgers-and-paul-mescal-are-instagram-official/) one month later. [broken up after months of speculation](https://pagesix.com/2022/12/23/phoebe-bridgers-gives-heartbreak-advice-amid-paul-mescal-split-rumors/). [Eagle-eyed fans noticed](https://twitter.com/thehornsections/status/1622114648903548929) that the line stayed the same in the updated version of the digital article, though “former fiancée” had been nixed. [feature on Phoebe Bridgers](https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/phoebe-bridgers-interview/news-story/98c9cdbff23ad93b66307643f0edcaab) that referred to Paul Mescal as the singer’s “former fiancée.”

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Fans Reckon An Interview With Phoebe Bridgers Had A Big Detail ... (Pedestrian TV)

Eagle-eyed fans think a recent Vogue Australia interview with Phoebe Bridgers edited out an *interesting* detail about Paul Mescal.

Paul Mescal in Aftersun‘at the upcoming Oscars, ‘for sure’.” “I J [sic] WENT TO THE ARTICLE IT DOESNT [sic] SAY THE FORMER FIANCÉ PART ANYMORE,” one person wrote. “They edited it when I went to read it. “The days are occupied too by literature—currently George Saunders‘ Liberation Day—and film; Bridgers singles out A24’s Everything, Everywhere, All At Once as ‘the coolest thing ever’ to grace the awards season circuit, and remarks that, ‘obviously’, she’s rooting for ‘Mr. She is a supportive sweetie, after all. Hold onto your skeleton shirts folks ‘cos a very intriguing detail about Paul Mescal in a recent Vogue Australia interview with Phoebe Bridgers is doing the rounds on TikTok and it has folks in a frenzy.

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Florence Pugh & Paul Mescal Bring Style to London, Plus Ke Huy ... (PEOPLE.com)

Florence Pugh & Paul Mescal bring style to London, plus Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and more. From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, ...

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Paul Mescal Movies and Shows You Need to Watch (and Where to ... (TheWrap)

Fresh off of his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in “Aftersun,” Paul Mescal wowed Hollywood with his emotional and heartfelt performances.

Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” mirrors the interrogation of parenthood and vacation haze found in “Aftersun” with a sinister twist. Starting with his breakout role in “Normal People,” Mescal has stunned audiences in his subsequent projects, from “The Lost Daughter” to “God’s Creatures,” which all showcase Mescal’s signature knack for brilliantly capturing his characters’ vulnerabilities despite their hard exterior. Mescal plays Brian, a lost young man who comes home to his family for a fresh start after living in Australia for several years.

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