Matilda De Angelis interview: ‘They would say, ‘You can take Hugh’s hand and put it wherever you want’’

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s making me very sad and very jealous of that moment.” De Angelis is down to earth and, as you may gather, a little rock’n’roll. “And I still don’t know why.” In previous interviews, more than one of her directors have spoken about De Angelis’s “presence” and “aura” as the indistinguishable thing that helped her cinch parts, despite a lack of experience. “They would come and say, ‘You can take Hugh’s hand and put it wherever you want.’ When you feel empowered and in control of things, that’s easy,” she says. Now she brushes off nudity nonchalantly, “just so long as it’s not…” – at this point she says something in Italian to a translator who is waiting in the wings of our call.