During theSAG Awardson Sunday, Twitter had a lot to say aboutAnna Paquin‘s lack of lines inThe Irishman.
Viewers on Twitternotedthat the actress’ brief speaking engagement at the awards show marked more lines for Paquin than her character was given in the three-and-a-half-hour film itself.
The Oscar-winning actress only says a total of seven lines of dialogue in the acclaimedMartin Scorsesemob epic, causing some moviegoers to criticize her small role in a film full of men, includingRobert De Niro,Al PacinoandJoe Pesci.
In November, Paquin responded to the backlash surrounding her mostly muted role in the crime drama, saying that the silence was always an intentional component of the character.
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“Nope, nobody was doing any ‘ordering’. I auditioned for the privilege of joining the incredible cast of @TheIrishmanFilm and I’m incredibly proud to get to be a part of this film,” shewroteon Twitter at the time.
“She was very powerful and that’s what it was,” he said at the time. “Maybe in other scenes there could’ve been some interaction between Frank and her possibly, but that’s how it was done. She’s terrific and it resonates.”
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Anna Paquin inThe Irishman.Netflix
“Similar to The Irishman, the intro for The Irishman at @SAGawards was Anna Paquin being pushed into the background in favor of aging white men. #SAGAwards #Annoying,”tweetedone person.
Addedanother user: “Anna Paquin finally gets to speak for The Irishman. #SAGAwards.”
At the time of the film’s release, many fans agreed with De Niro and Paquin — who wore a Carolina Herrera ballgown and sleek up-do created with SH-RD protein cream for the awards show — about the role and its significance for the story, withone tweeting, “I think Anna Paquin’s silence in the movie speaks volumes.”
The Irishmanis now available to stream on Netflix.
source: people.com
