Before her body doubled in size Death becomes herIsabella Rossellini took her aside to give her an important message.
In the 1992 cult classic starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, Rossellini, 72, played Lisle von Rhuman, a wealthy socialite with a secret potion that promises eternal life and beauty. It was a role that required a nude scene, in which von Rhuman emerges from the pool wearing only heels.
When it came to filming the moment, the actress asked director Robert Zemeckis to use a body double — not because she was against nudity, but because she didn’t feel statuesque enough, she told Diversity in a new interview promoting his upcoming thriller, Conclave.
From left: Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in the film ‘Death Becomes Her’.
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When it came time for her body double – whose backside would appear on screen in her place – Rossellini told the paper she had an important message to deliver. “I went to my double and said, ‘I’m going to stay here in my trailer. If you need me, just let me know and I’ll come out and be here with you,’ she recalled.
Rossellini added: “I was there as a mother who said, ‘I’m here to protect you.’ ”
The actress’s memory of her “motherly” behavior on the set Death becomes her comes in the midst of a dark comedy revival of sorts, which was often referenced in Sabrina Carpenter’s latest music video, “Taste.”
Meanwhile, the Broadway musical adaptation starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams (as a version of Rossellini’s character) is set to open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York on November 21, 2024.
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It also comes after the star reflected on another of his early films, David Lynch’s 1986 mystery thriller. Blue velvet.
While discussing another of her recent projects with IndieWireRossellini responded to the original review of the film by the legendary late film critic Roger Ebert, in which he stated that Rossellini “degraded, slapped, humiliated and undressed on camera”.
Reacting to the decades-old criticism, the actress said, “I didn’t read reviews back then [the movie] came out.”
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Isabella Rossellini in ‘Blue Velvet’.
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“I try not to read reviews,” she continued. “They’re always depressing. There’s always something that, even if [the review is] well, there is always one sentence that is negative and stays with you forever.”
And, speaking of Ebert’s specific claims about her, Rossellini — who was romantically involved with Lynch at the time they made Blue velvet — told IndieWire“I remember being told that Roger Ebert said that [Lynch] he was taking advantage of me and I was surprised because I was an adult.”
“I was 31 or 32 years old,” she added. “I decided to play a character.”
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