Rachel Cusk's 'Life of M' Explores Natalie Portman Inspiration
Rachel Cusk's novel 'Life of M' is being reviewed for its potential inspiration from Natalie Portman's life. Discussions are ongoing about the extent to which the story of a film star in the book is based on the actress.
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Life of M by Rachel Cusk review – is this story of a film star based on Natalie Portman?
A teasing tale of the friendship between a writer and an actor explores the fallout from fame, and the blurring between pretence and reality M is a celebrated film actor. A star since childhood, now the face of a major fashion brand, she has been famous all her life. That her career closely resembles Natalie Portman’s has been gleefully seized upon by the press, something Rachel Cusk must surely have anticipated: in the novel, M’s first film has its sex scenes cut at her mother’s insistence, ...
By Clare Clark
Read full article →Untangling the Proof Natalie Portman Inspired Rachel Cusk's Life of M
It's a lead part that Natalie Portman never auditioned for. And yet, any reader flipping through all 192 pages of author Rachel Cusk's forthcoming Life of M would emerge from the metaphorical...
By Sarah Grossbart
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