Another Unique Performance
Kate Winslet has always been a brilliant film actress. She has an incredible track record.
Who can forget her as Marianne in Sense and Sensibility or playing Rose in Titanic?
But it is rare that she does TV shows. Her first was more than ten years ago, but recently she has made two amazing series.
First, she starred as a middle America detective called Mare. Mare of Easttown was a hit and definitely showed off her acting abilities.
Now she is incredible in a powerful and funny new series.
The Regime (HBO/ Now TV)
Mare of Easttown came out two years ago and now we are watching a new series unfold, set in a small fictional European country. It is powerfully entitled ‘The Regime’.
It reminds me of Luxembourg but with more political hostility.
Kate plays the Chancellor (Elena) who is obsessed with hygiene, convinced that mould is terrorising her palace. She hires a war criminal to be her guard and assistant but soon becomes intrigued by him.
So intrigued that he starts to influence her and everything she does.
Her weird marriage of convenience and peculiar politics make this a satirical show. It has moments of comedy and seriousness.
The series is actually written by Will Tracy, who helped create the brilliant show ‘Succession’, which also had many millions of us totally riveted.
Final Thoughts
Kate Winslet holds this show together with her incredible way of shaping a dictatorship. She is funny, especially when she sings. Elena is also strong, argumentative and a ruthless negotiator.
I would totally recommend checking out this HBO series which is also playing on Now TV and Sky Atlantic in Britain.
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