Starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, “May December” takes the viewer on a rollercoaster of moral ambiguity as it looks at the couple living a life of apparent suburban bliss with their children long after they dominated headlines. | AFP
“The entire range of human behavior should be accessible to women because women are simply humans,” she said.
Portman shot to stardom at age 12 in “Leon,” a film by French director Luc Besson which led her to be sexualized as a child, and towards which she has said she now has complicated feelings. Besson, who directed “The Fifth Element,” has faced several allegations of sexual misconduct, a revelation Portman said she had found “devastating,” without wanting to give more details.“May December” is among several films at Cannes this year taking a deeper dive into the inner lives of women, exploration of their sexuality, or their moral complexities.
Despite the tabloid scandal, and being on the sex offenders list for her sexual relationship with a 13-year-old, Gracie seems incapable of seeing anything wrong as she bakes cakes for her neighbors and prepares for her children’s graduation.
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