Beloved by Spielberg and Nolan, Mark Rylance has been called the greatest stage and screen star of his generation. Now the British chameleon from Bridge Of Spies and Dunkirk is back, with Satan, Sorkin and Johnny Depp on his dance card. Total Film meets the most modest actor around.
Muse and inspiration
When Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance agreed to be photographed by English photographer and vegetarian food writer Mary McCartney (born 1969) as he applied his make-up prior to his performance as Olivia, the understanding was that McCartney would leave after he was made up; Rylance is never photographed after that moment. McCartney duly began to pack up her equipment, but to her surprise Rylance leaned over and asked whether she would like to remain to photograph him and the rest of the cast (including Stephen Fry in the role of Malvolio) backstage. Twelfth Night documents this intimate and privileged experience, capturing the entire performative arc undertaken by each of the actors and musicians involved; from both the intense psychological preparation to the candid moments of relaxation that accompany the intensity of the stage wings. McCartney's work creates a fascinating juxtaposition of these intricately costumed figures in various stages of period dress against the backstage spaces of the theater.
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Below are images from "ANGELS AND INSECTS" , the 1995 adaptation of A.S. Byatt's 1992 novella called "Morpho Eugenia" . Directed by Philip Haas, the movie starred Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Patsy Kensit: "ANGELS AND INSECTS" (1995) Image Gallery
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Mark Rylance has lent his support to the campaign to save Lambeth’s libraries from the council's controversial plans to close some and allow others to be run as gyms. The star of Wolf Hall and Bridge of Spies, who has been a resident of Brixton, Camberwell and Herne Hill since 1986, said librarie
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