Still,Woman of the Houraims to tell more than one womans story.
Why Didnt Anyone Believe Her?Amanda Knox May Never Be Free.
Why Didnt Anyone Believe Her?
From left: Tony Hale as Ed and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in ‘Woman of the Hour.‘Leah Gallo/Netflix
Amanda Knox May Never Be Free.
He kept trophies, usually jewelry, she tells me.
He preserved them for years.
He treated an earring with more respect than a human being.
Annas an actress first, and so she understands the process, says Daniel Zovatto, who plays Alcala.
Autumn Best plays teenage runaway Amy, who is based on one of Alcalas victims, named Monique Hoyt.
Best remembers Kendrick supporting her through some of the very difficult, tragic scenes she had to film.
Anna was there the whole time and was very emotional for all of that, she remembers.
THE CAST AND CREWS dedication to crafting a victim-centered narrative brought Kendrick to tears during our talk.
I had to put that in a lockbox until after the movie, to just function, she says.
But one trauma she couldnt lock away was the abuse in her past.
There was this pull toward, Whats going on inside of Rodneys head?
Can we get in there?
Maybe if I could just figure out how his brain worked.
I found that temptation would creep in, and Id have to notice that pattern and push it away.
Like its the most obvious thing in the world, like, Oh the coffee machines over there.
McDonald appreciated how Kendrick encouraged actors to ad-lib jokes into the scene.
She was totally in her element.
I didnt want it to be a movie about a serial killer, McDonald continues.
I wanted it to be a movie about the spectrum of misogyny, from the casual to the sinister.
All women develop these survival strategies, right?
Fawning is chief among them, and it can frequently put us closer to danger, says Kendrick.
Kendrick says she explained to McDonald that it would be unrealistic or unsafe for women to say that.
I was over the moon, says Kendrick.
Obviously, I hope that women feel reflected in the movie.
