The past two years have been “difficult” for Anna Paquin. She has suffered from undisclosed health issues that have hindered her mobility.
On Wednesday, April 3, the 41-year-old actress walked the red carpet for her latest film with husband Stephen Moyer at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City. a little light, Use a cane for assistance.
“It wasn't easy,” the New Zealand-raised star told People, who needed a cane to walk and experienced some difficulties with public speaking. (A source revealed that they hope the actress makes a full recovery.)
Despite her problems, Paquin says she's very lucky to be able to do what she loves.
“My first love was independent filmmaking,” says Paquin, who won an Oscar for a film role at age 11. piano. “That's how I got into the film industry. I was working with people who were dedicated to telling stories and telling them honestly and truthfully.”
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Paquin, who is on the road to recovery, said she is grateful for the support of her husband, Moyer, 54, who directed an indie drama based on a stage play.
“He's my favorite person to play with,” she said of Moyer, adding that she wouldn't have worked with him if she didn't think he was a good coach.
“I'm not sentimental when it comes to work,” she added with a laugh.
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a little light Paquin plays an alcoholic mother who loses custody of her child and must pick up the pieces of her broken life while making peace with her past.
Although she couldn't relate to the alcoholism story of her character, Ella, she understood that as a mother, raising children is complicated and that women are often forgotten as fully formed human beings when they become mothers. He said he was doing it.
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“Not everyone is able to complete the motherhood journey that they wanted or planned,” Paquin says. “We're all flawed and imperfect, and Ella is repeating kind of a family pattern on some level in terms of suppressing her emotions.”
She adds, “This story is so relatable because there are so many ways that people can get off track in their own way and learn how to deal with trauma.”
a little light will be released in theaters on Friday, April 5th.
