Rachel Weisz defends ‘beautiful’ lesbian sex scene in new film Disobedience
Weisz called her sex scene with McAdams “beautiful” (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)
Actor Rachel Weisz has defended her ‘beautiful’ lesbian sex scene with Rachel McAdams in her new movie Disobedience.
The film, which portrays a forbidden romance between two Jewish women, features an explicit sex sceneĀ betweenĀ Weisz and McAdams.
Speaking to theĀ Mirror, Weisz defended the choice to include the scene in the movie, describing the momentĀ as “beautiful.”
āUsually thereās little point to sex scenes, but in our story itās a love scene thatās about freedom,” said Weisz.
And, of her experience working with McAdams, sheĀ added: “Iāve never been in a film before where I had so many scenes with another woman and where I was able to connect to a female character in such a close way.ā
Disobedience (Bleecker Street/YouTube)
DisobedienceĀ premiered atĀ theĀ Toronto International Film FestivalĀ in September last year, and was released in the US last month. It’s set to be released in UK cinemas this November.
The film explores the rekindling of aĀ romance betweenĀ Esti Kuperman (McAdams) andĀ Ronit Krushka (Weisz), whenĀ the latter returns toĀ London following the death of her father.
The twoĀ women were brought up in aĀ ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the capital, and the film looks at the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
The pair had previously had a teenage romance, before they were discovered andĀ Krushka was sent away by the community in response.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman, who skyrocketed to global fame with the release of The Power.
The film also starsĀ Alessandro Nivola, who plays Kuperman’s husbandĀ Rabbi Dovid Kuperman.
Rachel McAdams attends the “Disobedience” premiere during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 24, 2018 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
As well as acting in Disobedience, Weisz is also credited as a producer for the film.
McAdams has alsoĀ spoken out in support of the sex scene in the film.
In an interview withĀ Entertainment WeeklyĀ last month, McAdams said of the clip: “Often, youāre trying to decide if itās gratuitous or not. But this scene felt so integral to the plot and moving the story forward.
“The characters need this release to open upā¦ There was energy to that scene that I havenāt experienced in any other sex scenes [with men] in my career. There was camaraderie to it.
“We both felt safe and freeā¦. All those things that you love about being a woman, you get to be with [in the scene], so I understand the attraction and appeal to that in a sexual context.”
