On the screens of the world's cinemas, a new picture recently appeared with the participation of a British actress with Russian roots, Helen Mirren. The film "Winchester. The house that built the ghosts "narrates about the woman-medium, who is a member of the family of the arms tycoon. This lady became a real legend during her lifetime. Of course, the role of Sarah went to Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren.
The plot of the film tells the story of a real story that happened in California in the late XIX century. Sarah Winchester lived alone in the majestic seven-story mansion of quaint architecture. Appearance and interior decoration of the house had no logic. The reason is that Sarah built a trap for ghosts, constantly building and rebuilding her home. Do not think that this lady was obsessed with the persecution mania, - ghosts really took up arms against her and other members of the arms clan. According to the story of the thriller, the souls of those killed from Winchester rifles were hunted for the perpetrators of their death by arms manufacturers.
Asked by the journalist if Helen believes in ghosts, she replied that she had never seen them, but she perfectly feels the aura of this or that place. With the actress, there has never been anything supernatural - exceptionally amazing coincidences.
Helen said that it is not mystical things that scare her, but actorism itself - she feels a jangle before entering the stage. In her youth, the star was afraid of darkness, but could cope with this fear:
"With age, fear itself passed. I realized that night is a wonderful time of the day, calm and very beautiful. "
The British actress believes that her new film is not entirely about fear, rather, it tells how to deal with fears and feelings of guilt.
Weapons in life and in movies
Despite the fact that the heroine of the film never takes a rifle in the frame, the film is literally imbued with the theme of death from firearms. The actress spoke about the role of weapons in modern society:
"Any weapon, and firearms in the first place, has long been an important part of the American way of life. In the context of this, it seems to me that it would be appropriate to compare the Americans with the Maya Indians. Those - longtime residents of the American continent brought bloody sacrifices to their gods. These, modern, also make sacrifices, but not to gods, but to weapons, and no less abundant, cruel. Suffer children, and adults - those who could not cope with depression, left alone with their problems and decided to settle accounts with life. "
Ms. Mirren spoke about her "personal" relationship with the weapon:
"I can use it, I took courses in the USA. I feel that the weapon carries magic and strong appeal. It beckons and scares at the same time, it gives a feeling of inner comfort, joy from reaching the goal. The weapon works very simply - you are a goal, and it does everything else as if for you. It's not difficult to shoot, it's frightening, if you think how easy it is to kill someone, holding this thing in your hands. "
Harassman, as he is
Undoubtedly, the eminent actress could not help but ask about harassment in Hollywood. On this delicate, but extremely urgent question, he replied:
"Of course, gender discrimination exists, and not only in Hollywood. What has become public is the very tip of the iceberg. At the time of my youth, harassment was so widespread that I simply did not pay attention to it. By the time I was at the Dream Factory, I had the status of a fairly well-known theater actress, and it was difficult to name me as a very young girl. In fact, with harassment, I had no business, but that's what my opinion was ignored, considering it just an attractive doll, I really did not like. I am glad that now such things do not need to be tolerated, and that everything can be changed for the better. "
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At the end of the conversation, the 72-year-old star advised her fans who want to keep a cheerful and blooming appearance at a serious age, not to overwork, doing physical exercises. It is better to do everything and little by little - both running and swimming are good.