The Picture Journal

Festival Diary: Lyndsey Marshal

We spoke to Lyndsey Marshal at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) about Trespass Against Us, in which she appears alongside Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson. From what is available to research suggests, Trespass Against Us portrays the decline of a small-time crime family. Why do you think that the symbiosis of crime and family are so often so effective at commenting on one another in film? I think a family set up can provide you with a claustrophobic, pressure-cooker environment. You can see how an act of crime reverberates within a group. And how that effects individuals members and depending…

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Rose Leslie

What is something you wish took less time? I wish blow drying your own hair took less time. What subject or idea has your perspective shifted or expanded the most from because of a film? It doesn’t have to be one you worked on. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. My perspective on our universe and planet has shifted dramatically, I find it utterly compelling and fascinating. From a fan perspective, what film, television show, or album did you anticipate the most or for the longest? Bear’s Den’s newest album, Red Earth & Pouring Rain – I was longing for it to…

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Lucy Chappell

Who was your first favourite actor? Dakota Fanning. I watched Hide and Seek and War of the Worlds over and over when I was 12 and I remember thinking, “I want to do that’. Act twisted and run away from aliens. I wanted to experience those things. I made up a lot of my own stories when I was younger and would act them out by myself, but after watching her I realised you could do it on a much bigger scale, and it was a job. It was a done deal after that. What was the last book you…

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Lucy Boynton

If you had to pick any job in film other than actor, what position would you pick? I would definitely be a casting director. It’s always been the production element that I’ve been most interested in. I cast every book I read. You star in the upcoming coming-of-age film Sing Street. If you could form a band composed of any musicians who would you pick and what would they play?  I would have Paul McCartney and John Lennon on vocals, and although it feels sinful to tamper with their unmatchable harmonies I’d love to have Bowie in there too. Jimi…

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Nicholas Galitzine

Have you ever won a contest unrelated to acting? I have won a few competitions most of which were related: I went to a very serious sporting school, Dulwich College, so I ended up competing in national rugby, football and athletics competitions. Although I would have to say my proudest competition winning would have to have been my glorious victory in my first egg and spoon race aged 5. Being a writer & performer of music as well as an actor, would you rather be able to memorize your lines in one read or would you rather never forget a…

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