Natalie Portman has drawn attention in recent hours for his statements for the biographical book “Mike Nichols, A Life”, for which he spoke with its author Mark Harris to describe the director of “Closer” even as a “true feminist”.
This is because when the actress put herself at the service of the filmmaker “I was nineteen and hadn’t done anything I had to investigate. I watched Philip Seymour Hoffman write question after question in his notebook, and Meryl Streep would make up songs to sing and put them in her pocket in case her character suddenly wanted to start singing. “
Thus, insecurity played a trick on Portman and it was at that moment that he discovered Nichols’ sensitivity, in addition to being “the only older man who guided me without being a slob”.
What happens is that the director was careful and protective of the actress. This is because the 2004 film has its iconic striptease scene, in which he does a private dance to the character of Clive Owen.
Portman commented that Nichols “was a true genuine feminist – there was nothing else except the fact that he saw you as a creative, interesting and talented human being. It’s the rarest quality, and not many directors of his generation had it.” .
In fact, the actress recalls, “I wanted to see my bare bottom even less than my father “.
“Nichols made sure Portman was comfortable with the angles, the costumes, and the movement, and walked her through the scene until she felt ready.”, also describes Harris’s text.
