Helen Mirren says Patricia Highsmith's character has been the most challenging role
Actor Helen Mirren describes her portrayal of author Patricia Highsmith in the upcoming film 'A Talent for Murder' as her most challenging role to date. Mirren notes that the character's abrasive and reclusive nature at the end of her life made the performance particularly difficult.
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Los Angeles, British actor Helen Mirren said the role of writer Patricia Highsmith in "A Talent for Murder" has been the most challenging real-life person she ever essayed.Highsmith was an American novelist and short-story writer known for her dark psychological thrillers which explored the themes ofguilt and morality. Her publications have been adapted into over 30 films and series over the years.Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock adapted her debut novel "Strangers on a Train", Rene Clement adapted "Purple Noon" and Claude Chabrol made a screen adaptation of her novel "Les Biches".Mirren is known for essaying real life characters. She has featured as Golda Meir, the Prime Minister of Israel in "Golda", Alma Reville, the wife of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in "Hitchcock" and Queen Elizabeth in "The Queen".She features in "A Talent for Murder" as Highsmith.
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