Vanessa Kirby commands the heart of ‘Napoleon.’ Her director knows about strong women
LA TimesGazing out of “Napoleon” with sly, cat-eyed calculation, Vanessa Kirby turns the whole movie into a power game, one that eclipses the more brutal expressions of might on the battlefield. Kirby’s Joséphine joins the sisterhood of director Ridley Scott’s women, characters marked by strength and savvy, overtly in “Thelma & Louise” and “G.I. “Ripley was such a reference for me,” Kirby says via video call of Scott’s most iconic female creation, brought to life by Sigourney Weaver in the 1979 classic “Alien.” Clad in black and in a thoughtful mood, Kirby is game to indulge my pet theory — up to a point. She’s full of ideas, which I love.” Vanessa Kirby in the movie “Napoleon.” He wouldn’t call it coyness but rather a type of creativity. I said, ‘Whatever happens, just keep going.’” “I think that’s why I laughed!” Kirby says, smiling at the memory.
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