“I was only offered the roles of a sad mother.” Kirsten Dunst explains why her absence from the cinema lasted for 2 years.

He is currently starring in a movie Civil war. In Alex Garland’s new film, Kirsten Dunst stars as Lee Smith, a photojournalist who constantly risks her life covering America in the midst of civil war. A dramatic and bloody dystopia, the script of which the actress accepted with open arms. in a long interview Marie Claire The American woman, who was born on March 5, talked about the age she suffered after becoming a mother in Hollywood.

Stereotypical roles

“I haven’t worked in 2 years,” she confided, explaining that “all the roles we gave (her) were sad mother roles.” Known for playing the lead role Marie Antoinette By Sofia Coppola or even Marie-Jane SpidermanTherefore, Kirsten Dunst will only be considered for one of the roles she plays in life: that of a mother. The actress has two sons, Ennis (born 2018) and James (born 2021), with her husband, actor Jesse Plemons.

But at 41, she regrets not being able to exist in her profession outside of her mother figure. “Honestly, it’s been hard for me because I have to feed myself,” she said. The hardest part is being a mother and… feeling like I have nothing. This is the condition of all mothers, not just mine.” All actresses too, and she realizes it. “There are definitely fewer good roles for women my age.” A criticism voiced by many other actresses, such as Andie McDowell, and expertly brought to life by actress Amy Schumer (Me, beautiful and beautiful), Tina Fey (Lolita, against me) and Patricia Arquette (A true romance) in their famous sketch The Last Day of Fuckability: .

“I had PTSD for two weeks”

Back Civil warKirsten Dunst, who admits to being a “tired but not sad” mother, is the opposite of the cliché the film industry tries to pin her down. He also confided that the shooting of the film even “shocked him to the core”. “I remember hearing they were practicing on the explosion, we were in a make-up and hair room far away from the set, and the whole dressing room shook,” he says. There are so many shots (in the movie), and then you watch the news and it’s another school shooting. I had PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome, editor’s note) in a good two weeks (after shooting). I remember going home and having lunch and feeling really empty.” The release of the film in France is scheduled for April 24.