{"id":66647,"date":"2024-03-02T17:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/kate-winslet-stars-as-dictator-in-uncomfortable-satire-the-regime\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:45:03","slug":"kate-winslet-stars-as-dictator-in-uncomfortable-satire-the-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/kate-winslet-stars-as-dictator-in-uncomfortable-satire-the-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Winslet stars as dictator in ‘uncomfortable’ satire ‘The Regime’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kate Winslet stars as a dictator dealing with her personal demons in \u2018The Regime<\/em>\u2018, a new political satire whose makers hope it is \u201cfunny and awful\u201d at the same time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Oscar-winning actor returns for her third HBO mini-series after the successes of \u2018Mildred Pierce<\/em>\u2018 and \u2018Mare of Easttown<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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In \u2018The Regime<\/em>\u2018, which airs from Sunday, Kate Winslet plays Elena Vernham, a dictator and hypochondriac, cocooned in her palace in a fictive central European country, blind to the horrors of her rule.<\/p>\n

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It was partly directed by Britain\u2019s Stephen Frears, known for films including \u2018The Queen<\/em>\u2018, \u2018Dangerous Liaisons\u2019 and \u2018High Fidelity.\u2019<\/p>\n

Stephen Frears, 82, told a press conference he was attracted by the originality of the script by Will Tracy, who previously worked on \u2018Succession<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have a woman who is a dictator and damaged in her own way seemed to me very interesting,\u201d said Stephen Frears.<\/p>\n

The show also stars Matthias Schoenaerts as a violent soldier with whom Elena becomes infatuated, and features Hugh Grant as an imprisoned political opponent. It was partly filmed at Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never shot anywhere as nice,\u201d said Stephen Frears. \u201cI said we should remake \u2018Dangerous Liaisons<\/em>\u2018 since those rooms were so much more beautiful than what we had back then.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite the comedy, the series has echoes of the rising authoritarianism in many countries today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea was to draw from as many different sources as possible and make something that felt unique and original but could be believable today. It\u2019s an uncomfortable show to watch. That\u2019s what political satire hopefully should be: make you think about these darker things while you\u2019re laughing about it,\u201d said co-director Jessica Hobbs.<\/p>\n

Reviews so far have been mixed, with Time calling it \u201ca lot of skillfully produced fun, but it never delivers the shrewd political commentary its premise could support.\u201d But there has been high praise for Kate Winslet.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter said her \u201ccomplex blending of physical and psychological choices kept the series somewhere between watchable and fascinating\u201d.<\/p>\n

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