![]() Scanlen portrays Jem as a girl at war with herself, trying to break free of the constraints of shame - not just when she’s alone, but in public as well. Parmet is more concerned with how shame affects the way a body moves. But while Yes God Yes’ focus is masturbation, The Starling Girl is a bit more abstract. While other girls explore sex and romance without the fear of fiery damnation, Maine and Parmet’s heroines are made to feel like pleasure is inherently sinful. This film, much like Karen Maine’s underrated debut from a few years ago, Yes God Yes, grapples with the conflict Christian girls feel when acknowledging their own sexuality. To want anything else is to be overtaken by the grip of Satan. Life on Earth is about the fate of one’s immortal soul. But in the center of it all is the church: an all-knowing, all-seeing entity that must be feared and respected, with the penalty of being turned away at the gates of Heaven. For girls in these communities, life is about obeying their parents until the time comes for authority to hand power over to their husbands. Long skirts, sweaters even when it’s hot, long hair, no make-up, a demure demeanor. ![]() Modesty is taught to young girls early, with emphasis on their bodies being covered at all times. In these communities, the Bible is interpreted literally, with rigid gender roles and customs that favor purity over all else. ![]() “I want bold performers who are risk takers so if cutting someone’s hair is an issue then I’m not the right person for you to work with.For many, especially in the South, Christianity isn’t just a religion it’s a way of life. “It ruled out other people but to be honest, Eliza was someone that we had in mind from the beginning but also I’m really happy to have those strict restrictions on actors and if they then don’t want to even audition because of it, that’s a really easy decision for me. Murphy said it was always important to her to cast an actress who was willing to shave off her hair, adding: “For me vanity in actors is a real turn off because I think the whole point is you shouldn’t be thinking about how you look, you have got to be in the moment of the character. She continued: “I think Milla takes risks and through the making of the film, I learned how to take risks as Eliza as well.” “People did assume that i was ill and that was at times quite uncomfortable so it just gave me a lot of perspective really. “After shaving my head, being out in public felt different at first, it requires a lot of bravery to begin with to step out without any hair and I felt especially uncomfortable knowing that people were going to see me in a certain way and that I was going to receive a lot of undeserved sympathy for an illness that I didn’t have. Eliza Scanlen in Babyteeth (Lisa Tomasetti/Picturehouse Ent/PA) She added: “I think that Milla (her character in the movie) encouraged me to be less generic and shaving your hair off is a very good way of doing that to begin with. “I realised after shaving it how much I hid behind my hair and it instilled in me a confidence that I didn’t have before and it sounds cheesy but I think it really did transform me.” “It was relief when we shaved it off and my head was perfectly round, so there was nothing to worry about. She told the PA news agency: “I was terrified at first, I’m a twin and it was kind of a running joke in my family that I had a big dent in my head from my sister kicking me in the womb, so I had no idea whether that had stayed as I grew older. The Sharp Objects star, 21, who was most recently seen in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women, plays a teenager with terminal cancer in the Australian movie. Eliza Scanlen has described the emotional impact of shaving her head for her new film Babyteeth.
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