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May 12, 2023 · In conversation, Lysette has an accentuate-the-positive outlook — remnants of a Midwestern politesse, perhaps — that she admitted to using to find good in even the darkest memories.
- Erik Piepenburg
May 15, 2023 · The titular character, played by Lysette, returns home to an ailing mother, played by Patricia Clarkson, and a life she has long left behind. The reunion is uncomfortable, even agonizing at times, as Monica’s gender transition looms as a mostly unspoken element of the film. When the project premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, it ...
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Jan 4, 2024 · Lysette says the response she’s received has been “pretty intense.” Especially at this moment where numerous states have enacted anti-trans laws just to score political points with ...
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May 12, 2023 · Trace Lysette Wants More for Trans Actors. The Monica star discusses her role in the buzzy new film, which is being hailed as raising the bar for trans-led stories. For Trace Lysette, the film ...
Jan 4, 2024 · Praise was heaped on star Trace Lysette in the title role and Patricia Clarkson, who portrays her mother, Eugenia. Still, it wasn’t until November when IFC Films, whose parent company is AMC ...
May 10, 2023 · Lysette illustrates a unique predicament that often faces performers from marginalized identities; whether or not to draw on their own experience to improve someone else’s project.
May 12, 2023 · Pallaoro asked Lysette for notes on the script — which she provided, scene by scene. "Some of the trans-specific stuff, I gave my opinion freely because he wanted to know," she shares. Eventually, Lysette was asked to also serve as an executive producer on the film, while Pallaoro and co-writer Orlando Tirado tailored the character to her.
