“Yorgos…. really didnt want people around on set.

“He knew he wanted to be left alone with his actors and his camera.

A lot of the time I wasnt aware of how it was going to be.

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Even when you see the dailies, you cant really tell until its all put together.

There were times in the dailies youre thinking this is weird, how is this going to work?

We were all part of the jigsaw and he could put all the pieces together.”

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It’s “at the end,” Powell continues, “when shes really losing it.”

Theres more pattern involved and there are black-and-white stripes,” she says.

“I wanted her to stand out from everybody else as trying too hard.”

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“Ive done the big, sumptuous, glitzy period stuff and I will do it again.

I really enjoy it.

But I also enjoy doing the opposite: the punk version!”

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“Thats not particularly accurate for the period.

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“I think it helped because it didnt distract.

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“Its a masculine [outfit].

“I didnt think about it at the time, it was just subliminal.

I think that was the last time I had the same amount of fun doing something like this!”

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