Mare's hair makes people aware (of her character). Are you watching Mare of Easttown on HBO? If you are, I bet you're enjoying the thick Philly accents, twisty mystery, and portrait of the opioid crisis in America. As a former resident of small-town Pennsylvania, I think they get a lot right. One of the best parts, for me, is how accurate the hair and costuming are on every character. These people look like the folks I grew up with, the ones who dressed in outfits bought at the Franklin Mills Mall. As Kate Winslet told IndieWire earlier this month, "Mare Sheehan is—she’s kind of disgusting.” That's actually a compliment to the character design. “She’s a hot mess most of the time, she doesn’t give a shit what she looks like, she’s kind of stopped caring what people even think about her," Winslet said. "We made decisions creatively that this was a woman who looked at herself in the mirror when she brushed her teeth in the morning and would not look in the mirror again [all day]. That’s just who she is. That’s like most busy mothers I know—that’s like me. It really is.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 14 May, 2021