About the difficult fate of figure skater Tony Harding tells a new biographical tape in the style of pseudo-documentary filmmaker Craig Gillesi. The main role in the film is played by Hollywood star Margo Robbie, who has experienced all the difficulties of this fantastic sport.
The director reveals the image of the odious athlete with a new, unknown to that moment viewers, the parties. Tonya is not an insidious opponent, attacking a competitor, but a simple girl with her feelings and feelings.
Unknown Tonya
As is known from the history of the Olympic Games, in 1994, rival Tony Harding, American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked with severe beating, as a result of which the athlete suffered a severe knee injury. The investigation of this incident pointed to the husband of Harding, the bravest figure skater who challenged the most complicated triple axel.
Here's what the film tells about the role of husband Tony's actor Sebastian Stan:
"Tonya is a very special, very talented girl. She wants to remain a self-sufficient person, while everyone around wants to break it and make it ordinary, like everyone else. Figure skating is the hardest and cruel kind of sport that dictates its laws, especially at that time. Tony's husband, Jeff Gillouly, knows her from an early age. Thanks to his hero, we understand what challenges the athlete has to undergo "
Oh, this "triple Axel"
But with the most unpredictable difficulties, it was, of course, encountered Margot Robbie performing the main role. The actress practiced ice five times a week for 4 months with the Emmy holder for staging performances at the opening and closing of the 2002 Winter Olympics, choreographer Sarah Kawahara. Training gave its fruits and many of the tricks on the set actress performed herself:
"I assumed that figure skating would be a huge test for me. But it was much harder to dive into the very essence of this story. I practiced a lot, taught choreography, and brought many elements to automaticity. In the end, I skated well. But the script in its structure was unusual initially and it was not easy to follow it - in one film you need to fit the life of a person in different periods. If I trained even for ten years, I would never be able to complete this triple axel. After his execution, Tonya, only a few athletes managed to repeat this incredible leap. "
The director of the film prepared for shooting scrupulously, calculating each element and delving into the essence of what is happening:
"Tony's riding style is unique in its physiological data, it is, first and foremost, an athlete, and artistry after. I wanted to show the viewer its features, because during filming the camera is located so close. Unfortunately, but it's not surprising, we could not find a person who performed a triple axel, and we just took advantage of the graphics. As a result, we took off just a jump of two and a half turns, and the rest was wound on our own. The shooting lasted only a month, it was a grueling job. The scenes went unheeded, Margot constantly had to reincarnate with unrealistic speed. In the morning she could play a 15-year-old, and in the afternoon a 20-year-old heroine, then grow fat, then lose weight, changing her hair, and in the evening she again became a young athlete. "
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Responsible for their roles
Margot Robbie shares his emotions:
"Before these shootings, I did not have to play anyone at such an early age. But it was this that helped me to better know my heroine, to understand her soul. But, I'll tell you, Harley Quinn is not easy to play, even though she's a fictional character. She has a lot of admirers and you feel a certain responsibility before them. And Tonya Harding is a real person, a well-known person who now lives with us. Many do not like it and condemn it. And here I felt a special responsibility, because I had to frankly and honestly tell the viewer the story of this Tony. "