"I see you as 'Dulcinea,' which means 'sweetheart' in Spanish. Her hair shines like gold, her cheeks are like roses, her lips are like coral, and her neck is like alabaster. ”
This is what Mank, the screenwriter played by Gary Oldman in David Finch's new film "Mank", has to say about the actress Marion played by Amanda Seyfried.
Amanda played actress Marion in Mank
Outside the scene, Gary Oldman's photographer wife, Gisele Schmidt, also quotes this praise from Don Quixote to describe Amanda's beauty.
Amanda, 35, is now a mom of two, but her doll-like appearance seems to haven't changed in so many years. David Finch and Gary Oldman, when it was assumed that Amanda had "passed," appeared with the two most weighty names, in black-and-white light set in Hollywood in the 1930s.
She was the lover of the most powerful men, the underrated "blonde", no one listened to her seriously, except for Mank, the vitriol drunk screenwriter, both of whom looked like Hollywood outsiders, but built friendships without prejudice or baggage.
The Film Critics Associations in Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago all nominated Amanda for Best Supporting Actress, and although she did not win the award, Amanda's slightly cunning performance in briskness was seen and affirmed by critics in a breakthrough manner, which was not common in her past acting experience.
Speaking of which, we have a feeling that We haven't seen Amanda in a long time, and in a way she is also an "outsider" like Marion — she lives on Catskill Farm, far from LA, and even this time the post-dubbing of "Mank" was done through equipment at home.
On the set of "Mank", Amanda's beloved dog Finn has always been with her
With a few chickens, a few horses, a donkey, and a flock of sheep, Amanda and her husband and two children spend their days with the animals on the farm, as well as Finn, a dog who lives like a family. "It's crazy that I can get so much satisfaction and accomplishment from living here instead of having to rely on a successful film."
Amanda is now a mom of two and loves sharing the animals' daily routines on Instagram
Making cookies, knitting sweaters, participating in some community activities, and the 35-year-old is supposed to be an important transition period for actresses, but Amanda does look too "Buddha".
Twelve years ago, when The Vanity Fair unveiled the cover of Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Emma Roberts and Amanda's "Hollywood Four Little Flowers," people probably wouldn't have imagined that Amanda, who was in the limelight at the time, would return to farm life so early.
At that time, the media used "Bold" to describe her, she herself said "the thing I am most afraid of is boredom", it seems that her future should be filled with spotlights, and countless people are waiting for her to shine.
Vanity Fair July 2008
Amanda's path to popularity does seem to be going well, and in 2004, her first film was Mean Girls, which swept the United States and is still an irreplaceable classic in school films, and those famous lines and characters have long become iconic symbols in popular culture. Amanda was originally an alternate for the heroine, but although she was arranged to play "Brainless" Karen, the magnified sillyness became cute and unexpectedly likable.
In 2005, she competed at the MTV Movie Awards with three other members of The Mean Girls, "when I was just 18 years old, the first time I attended the awards ceremony, the first time someone gave me makeup, the first time I put on a dress that I bought specifically for this purpose." "Her path to fame also began.
In 2008's "Mamma Mia", she ushered in her first career peak. Such an old classic big IP, as well as Aunt May, Pierce Brosnan, Uncle Face and many other movie emperors played with her, there is no reason to fail, and the high box office of more than 600 million US dollars in the world is the best proof.
In 2009's "Chloe", Amanda showed her most demagogic side, playing with men, entangled with women's love, her infatuation, confusion, and confusion all flowed in those blue eyes, with a stunning appearance and delicate acting skills.
Since then, including "Laphrece" and "Time Planning Bureau", for the audience, Amanda has starred in many films on different themes, and has never been afraid to show her body, "blonde" seems to be the right thing to do; but for her, these are more or less reluctant elements. "In this industry, if you don't have any boundaries, then you're finished... It's a scary place for young people, and if you're not a confident person – like me – then you're going to pay the price. ”
Stills from Laverly
Amanda only recently revealed a job as a teenager: the director asked her to take off her clothes and appear on the screen, and no one else on the scene helped her, she felt uncomfortable on the one hand, and on the other hand, she felt that she had no right to refuse, so she had to do it.
On the other hand, she has been chronically affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder, has been taking Lexapro (Lexep) in low doses, and she needs a relatively safe and stable life to stabilize her mood and state.
So when her career is moving up, she is also dividing herself, and she decided to move out of Hollywood at the age of 22, "Hollywood is like high school, popular people like to play with popular people, some people are not friendly, or they are only friendly in front of you, or on certain occasions." 」 ”
Vogue Australia February 2017
Her over-prominent appearance gradually became a kind of limitation - not mature enough, not changeable enough, romantic romance films such as "Letter to Juliet", "Breakup Letter", "Mamma Mia" limited her, she could not get rid of the image of "screen girlfriend", and the market for such films gradually shrank, Amanda was not successful enough in other subject matter attempts, over time, she seemed to gradually fade out of the mainstream screen, but in Givenchy, MiuMiu, CpB such a commercial blockbuster can still see her delicate and sweet appearance.
A recent news story by Amanda sparked controversy on the Internet, when she talked about her rejection of the role of Kamora in Guardians of the Galaxy, "Who would want to watch a movie of a talking tree and a raccoon?" But obviously I was dead wrong, the script was great. On the one hand, she says that she doesn't regret it, because she doesn't want to spend a lot of time full of paint, she has her own life, but on the other hand, she wants to star herself.
At the end of the day, because she's not a "Bold" person, "Hollywood won't forgive you if the box office doesn't work well, and I'm panicking when I see a lot of people losing their futures because of it." Amanda is certainly aware of the risks – after Les Misérables, she especially needs proof of her work and acting skills, but the response to her other works in those two years has not been satisfactory.
Although "Les Misérables" became a hit in the awards season that year, Amanda's performance was questioned
Xu is afraid of what is coming, in 2015, "Peter Pan: Dream Departure" box office reputation double failure, she was therefore nominated for the worst supporting actress of Jin Acid Mei, and in 2017 she was nominated for the worst actress of Golden Acid Plum because of "TV Clapper"... Once the actor's resume has such an imprint, it is difficult to get rid of it, and it is easy for the public to form an inherent cognition and characterize the actor.
Amanda's role as a gas station attendant in "Tv Shooter" did not receive critical acclaim
Persistence is hard, but sometimes it takes more courage to give up what you already have and take a step back. Amanda says she's learned to lower expectations, and she's even used to critics turning a blind eye to her, "and then you'll be pleasantly surprised." "In this industry, she has been trying to make others like her, but now life makes her know how to love herself.
From last year's blockbuster film "I Wait for You in the Rain" to this year's "Mank", Amanda seems to be back, but she does not have the posture and ambition to "make a comeback", because she has found her own center of gravity, which is not in Hollywood, but on Catskill Farm, a place where she can rest assured. "This film is definitely the best opportunity of my career and it will make my career better. But without it, I'm just as happy because I've created a whole space for myself in my own world. ”
Construct a life that others see as successful, or choose to make yourself comfortable? Maybe no matter which choice you choose, there will be moments of regret, and this is the taste of life. If you can't be the strongest person, at least like Amanda, try to be the person who loves you the most.