"He played a young father concealing his suicidal depression from his daughter while they are holidaying together in Turkey. His performance, like the film, is infinitely subtle and mysterious, its thrashing turmoil hidden beneath an opaque surface. Sorry about the 25, says Mescal, who lost to Brendan Fraser in The Whale. But thanks for the vote of confidence. It is an autumnal Saturday afternoon, and we are in a London hotel room."
"When I entered a few minutes earlier, the PR assistant steered me toward a seat at the other side of the room, far from the two actors. O'Connor, to his credit, having spotted that I had my hands full, sprang to his feet and helpfully dragged my chair closer to him and Mescal. Not for the last time, he gave the impression of being an extremely good boy."
Paul Mescal received an unexpected Oscar nomination for Aftersun and inspired a playful 25 bet predicting that recognition. Mescal's Aftersun role involved a young father concealing suicidal depression from his daughter, with a performance described as subtle, mysterious and turbulent beneath an opaque surface. Josh O'Connor reacts with appalled laughter at a bleak joke and displays warmth and helpfulness during the interview. The interview setting is a London hotel room on an autumnal Saturday afternoon, with Mescal appearing affable and puckish and wearing a tatty white T-shirt whose sleeves he repeatedly pushes up.
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