For rising star Mariana di Girolamo, a Chilean actress making her English language movie debut with Wild Horse Nine, she was excited and only slightl
For rising star Mariana di Girolamo, a Chilean actress making her English language movie debut with Wild Horse Nine, she was excited and only slightly intimidated to be a part of the cast.
“It was quite a challenge to perform for the first time in English,” she said. “I prepared myself with a coach and we rehearsed with John, Sam and Parker [Posey] and Ailin [Salas] in a public theater in New York where I heard the script for the first time. That was amazing for me, for us.” di Girolamo, who is very familiar with the fraught period of Chilean history depicted in the film, said she appreciated how McDonagh put it all in context. “It was my first time approaching that period of time in this way with this very beautiful dark humor. I was laughing about these things and feeling empathy with these CIA agents that committed a lot of horrific, horrific things. I’ve never read something like that, and the arc of my character is so beautiful, unique, I really wanted to be part of this.”
The inaugural edition of Vanity Fair‘s Screening Room pairs this year’s most compelling films with a slate of programming that includes post-screening panels and conversations with actors and filmmakers. The invitation-only events are welcoming an audience from the worlds of film, fashion, culture, politics, media, and tech, much like the magazine itself. VF editor Daniel Kile introduced the first screening, welcoming the audience to the Steve Tisch Theater at LACMA, which is not yet open to the public.
Following the program in Los Angeles, Vanity Fair’s Screening Room will arrive in New York, where screenings and events will take place at Cherry Lane Theatre from December 4–6.
For more information on Screening Room and to see the schedule of events, click here.
