Vicky Krieps portrays unconventional women in her film roles, with her latest being Clémence in Love Me Tender. Clémence leaves a long-term heterosexual relationship and a law career to seek authenticity. Her journey is complicated by her ex-partner, who alienates her young son and fights for sole custody. The character represents societal challenges faced by women seeking freedom from prescribed roles. Krieps finds this role emotionally challenging, reflecting on how women face punishment for defying societal expectations.
Clémence is suffocating because of everyone around her, that was the painful thing. Women are not allowed to leave the role we are given, and if we dare, society will punish us for it.
In Love Me Tender, a misfit leaves a 20-year heterosexual relationship and a law career to seek authenticity, facing societal constraints on her exploration of desire.
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