Few actors have had a comeback as impressive as the Kristen Stewart (recovering from something like Twilight it is not easy), she made it possible to leave behind the saga of teenage films that marked her career to start taking more interesting and complex roles, with which she shows us that Bella Swan (yes, the dramatic protagonist of Twilight) it was just a bump in the road.
Those who had the opportunity to see it before the vampire saga, remember Kirsten Stewart as the daughter of Jodie Foster in Panic Room, a film in which she already demonstrated her skills as an actress and said that she was someone we had to take seriously.
The problem was that, for some strange reason, someone in Hollywood wanted to make it the typical stereotype of the Teen girl (although it was clear that she did not want to fit into that mold) and sold her the story of Bella and Edward as something she was not (both she and Robert Pattinson have said this) and signing that contract almost ruined her career.
Stewart. it was smart., let some time pass after the disaster of Twilight and she began to take projects that took her away from that completely, and with which she could begin to create her own reputation as one of the greats of cinema Indiesmelancholic and somewhat peculiar. With Clouds of Sils Mariayou know, we came to understand that this wasn’t the teenager they accused of having no expression or depth, she was a smart actress who just hadn’t found the characters for her.
Now, Stewart. she is part of a group of actresses trying to change the industry, destroying the same stereotypes they try to impose and showing that we should not judge an actor by his mistakes (although Twilight at least gave him international fame and a millionaire soil), but by what they do afterwards to get up.
It’s time to forget about Twilight and talk seriously about the films that Stewart has surprised critics, fans and even the haters (who are the same ones he says Robert Pattinson it must not be Batmanbecause it looks like they didn’t see their movies., as The Lighthouse, Cosmopolis or High Life).
Kristen Stewart’s top 6 (which recently gave life to the legendary Jean Seberg in Seberg and soon we can see it as Lady Di in the biographical drama Spencer).
Spencer, 2021
Directed by Mr. Liuhuabing, this film is a kind of Gothic horror story, which tells one of the most painful and complicated moments of the life of the Princess Diana, who, during a holiday with the royal family, decided to regain control of his life and separate from a husband with whom he was unhappy. Stewart managed to capture the expressions, movements and mental state of the Princess of Wales in an extraordinary way.
Clouds of Sils Maria, 2014
Led by the revolutionary Olivier Assayas and starring Stewart, Juliette Binoche and Chloe Moretz, the film is a reflection on the life, fame and relevance we believe we have in the world, told through the story of a movie star who comes face to face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself as she prepares to reappear the work that launched her career, but, this time, the main role does not belong to her.
Personal Shopper, 2016
The film Olivier Assayas it’s not a horror story in the traditional sense, it’s psychological and personal, and it shows the inner (and irrational) ghosts we all struggle with. Stewart plays a personal shopper in Paris who refuses to leave the city until she manages to get in touch with her twin brother, who died there, and everything is further complicated when a mysterious person begins to send her messages that appear to be from her brother.
Camp X-Ray, 2014
Peter Sattler he is the director of this film inspired by the real stories of the prisoners of Guantanamo and the abuses that live there. Cole (Stewart) is a soldier who is sent to work at Guantanamo prison, where she meets a man who has been locked up there for years and forces her to change her perception of what is happening on the island.
Lizzie, 2018
The lesbian drama of Craig William Macneill it is inspired by the story of the assassin Lizzie Borden, who is played by Chloe Sevigny. Stewart enters the story as Bridget, a young woman who is hired to serve the Borden family, and who ends up becoming Lizzie’s confidant, ally and lover, just before she committed her brutal crimes.
JT LeRoy, 2018
Inspired by the true story of one of the most famous scams, Justin Kelly’s film follows a young woman named Savannah Knoop (Stewart), who spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, a troubled teenager who became a prodigy of moderna literatura, but who was actually the literary character invented by his sister-in-law.
Still Alice, 2014
Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland they direct this film about a linguistics teacher (Julianne Moore) who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer. Knowing that it is a degenerative disease, she must prepare her family for what is coming and help them deal with the consequences. Stewart plays Lydia, the daughter who struggles not to fall apart with the crisis.
Panic Room, 2002
Before being the Oscar nominee we know and love today, Stewart appeared alongside Jodie Foster in this unsettling thriller, where a woman and her daughter, who have just moved into a new house, discover that a group of men broke in during the night, leading them to lock themselves in a super-secure panic room, while finding a way to ask for help. She was not the most recognized actress in the cast, but she showed that she had what it took to rise to the occasion.
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