A version of this story about Sidney Flanigan and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
In a year of powerful performances from such established actors as Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Sophia Loren, Carey Mulligan and Kate Winslet, a 22-year-old musician with no acting experience has quietly taken her place among the potential contenders. Sidney Flanigan, a musician from Buffalo, was recruited by writer-director Eliza Hittman to star in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” when she was just a teenager — and though her performance rooted in stillness and silence, it still packs enormous power in the way it shows a teenage girl’s attempt to get an abortion turn quietly harrowing on every level.
And it’s something Flanigan never imagined doing when Hittman reached out to her about the part. “I was always very much into performing in general, and I...
In a year of powerful performances from such established actors as Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Sophia Loren, Carey Mulligan and Kate Winslet, a 22-year-old musician with no acting experience has quietly taken her place among the potential contenders. Sidney Flanigan, a musician from Buffalo, was recruited by writer-director Eliza Hittman to star in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” when she was just a teenager — and though her performance rooted in stillness and silence, it still packs enormous power in the way it shows a teenage girl’s attempt to get an abortion turn quietly harrowing on every level.
And it’s something Flanigan never imagined doing when Hittman reached out to her about the part. “I was always very much into performing in general, and I...
- 1/18/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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