Tag: Getting On
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After Love review – Joanna Scanlan offers a masterclass in drama
The actor is outstanding as an English widow uncovering her husband’s secret existence in FranceThe debut feature from English-Pakistani film-maker Aleem Khan is a tale of secrets and lies, a portrait of people caught between identities and cultures. At its heart is a constrained yet wonderfully expressive performance by the versatile Joanna Scanlan, best known…
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Joanna Scanlan: ‘People do seem to ask me to take my clothes off all the time’
Loved for her biting comedy roles, the actor is enjoying a late-blooming career. She talks about playing a convert to Islam in After Love, and her TV series about women’s sex lives during lockdownJoanna Scanlan is sitting in splendid isolation in a country house hotel in Sussex, where she has been transforming herself into He…