Regime is Kate Winslet’s third HBO limited series, following Mildred Pierce, for which she won an Emmy as a tough, ambitious waitress and Mare of Easttown, for which she won more Emmy as a stubborn detective from a small town. Here she is the bully, empty-headed European despot, Elena Vernham. It is – once again – an outstanding performance.
The role is something of a glamour, as Elena—unlike Mildred and Mara—has bright blonde hair, flawless makeup, and a flamboyant wardrobe. She also speaks with a posh but uncultured British accent that has just a hint of a baby-doll rasp.
It’s like a combination of Princess Margaret and Anna Nicole Smith.
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Elena is a comic-satirical role, but Winslet, 48, attacks her without any humor. Which is right, since Elena is mentally unstable, she endlessly demands that the mold levels in her palace be tested and measured.
That duty falls to Herbert (Matthias Schoenaerts), a brutal soldier with the soul of Rasputin and the physique of Joe Manganiello. He and Elena become lovers and then destroy the earth.
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Winslet with costar Matthias Schoenaerts.
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Lack of with Regime – and that’s not negligible — it’s that the story is essentially a set-up for Winslet, but not much more. What is this show trying to say about politics, about Europe, about authoritarianism, about Putin, about anything?
HBO series by Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep it had a very basic, even easy, comic sense: politicians are children — cunning, evil, profane, egomaniacal, funny, quarrelsome, horrible children (who happen to rule the world). But Veep he made his point with sharp, quick insistence. Regime he seems to think he has all the time in the world. The Romanovs made the same mistake.
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Winslet, however, is enough – more than enough. She has an expansive power and strength that is well suited to these broad narrative arcs. It exhibits an unwavering emotional appeal, whether laughing or crying (or both).
Her performance could be considered a coup d’état. Regime premieres Sunday at 9:00 PM ET on HBO.
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