Carey's causing a stir with first lead role; AttheMovies.CAREY Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. has gone from being a virtual unknown to attaining the accolade of 'The Next Big Thing' by industry insiders on both sides of the Atlantic. "I'm aware of it when people talk about it at press junkets," says the 24-year-old giggling shyly and looking like she wants to hide under the nearest table. "I'm really inarticulate inarticulate /in·ar·tic·u·late/ (in?ahr-tik´u-lat) 1. not having joints; disjointed. 2. uttered so as to be unintelligible; incapable of articulate speech. when it comes to talking about that." Her credits to date include TV dramas Bleak House Bleak House a fortune is dissipated by the long legal battle of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, and the heir dies in misery. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Bleak House] See : Injustice Bleak House and My Boy Jack, a supporting role supporting role n → second rôle m supporting role n → ruolo non protagonista alongside Keira Knightley as Kitty Bennett in Pride And Prejudice and a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in Johnny Depp's Public Enemies. But the role that's causing such a stir and even murmurs of an Oscar nod is that of Jenny in the film adaptation of journalist Lynn Barber's memoirs, An Education. She plays a 16-year-old school girl, who is swept into a world of concerts and supper clubs after she embarks on a relationship with David, a witty and suave 30-something man, played by Peter Sarsgaard. "I've never played the lead in a film," says Carey, clearly excited, yet ready to admit it was a tough role. Adapted from Lynn Barber's book by High Fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high author Nick Hornby, An Education is a nostalgic, coming-of-age story set in the dull and monotone mon·o·tone n. 1. A succession of sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice. 2. Music a. A single tone repeated with different words or time values, especially in a rendering of a liturgical text. London of 1961-before the pill, The Beatles and miniskirts kicked in. "There weren't any teenagers, you were either a child or an adult," says Carey on that period. "You went from one to the other and there was no time in between to be ridiculous." Considering her recent success, Carey failed to get into any of the three drama schools she applied to and recalls one of the auditions as "still the most terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. experience of my whole life". Soon to be seen alongside Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon in The Greatest and Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman in Brothers, Carey admits, "In general it's worked out very well. I've been very lucky. "I've got an amazing job and I get to work with brilliant people and then there's like a two per cent downside, but in general things are pretty brilliant. I feel very happy with everything and that very small negative side is very easy not to think about." CAPTION(S): LEADING LADY... Carey Mulligan (above and (right), Hollywood's 'next big thing'. |
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