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And how it dispels the “messy woman” narrative.
It was a female experience.Hewas the object.
Its throughhereyes: her agency, her choices.
The pair embark on a toxic relationship, of sorts.
Kate soon becomes addicted to Blond or rather, the feeling she gets when shes with him.
And while Kate is fraught with contradictions and shortcomings, shes not shamed for her behaviour.
I just feel shes quite normal, really, Wilson muses.
Its not a caricature of a messy woman, its far more complex.
Kate seems passive, but underneath, shes actually quite driven.
For instance, whilst getting ready for her date night, Kate shaves her bikini line in the bathtub.
Its an entirely common happening, and is treated as such.
There are no sexy silks or razors that cost a ridiculous amount and come with their own leather case.
It didnt feel in any way objectionable.
It felt honest, even in the space of doing it.
In search of reaching her next emotional and physical high, shes often reckless with her own safety.
And while nothing particularly bad happens to her, you cant help but worry that it will.
Despite not knowing anything about him, she agrees to follow him and gets in his car.
The pair drive to a high-rise car park and have sex against the wall.
Its Kates first taste of the exhilaration shes been yearning for, and shes soon hooked.
Its exciting and fun.
Kate enjoys both real and imagined sexual encounters with Blond, as well as instances of self-pleasure.
In agreement, Wilson celebrates the sensual aspect of the story.
In the sex scenes, you want to get into the intimacy, which isnt necessarily an observational look.
Kate and Blonds relationship or entanglement, if you will has extreme highs and lows.
Although he can, at times, appear gentle, he soon switches back to a coarse exterior.
One disappointing encounter takes place the morning after Blond spends the night with Kate.
He awakes early, and asks to borrow her car.
She returns, only to find Blond and her car are gone.
Hes left a note, though: Had to run.
Its the 2022 equivalent to Jack Bergers Im sorry.
She crumbles internally, at first, before the cracks appear to show on the outside, too.
No one in this story is presented in such linear terms as good or bad.
Everyone is multifaceted and flawed.
I am always of the mind that its not victims and perpetrators.
Everyone has a responsibility for their involvement in relationships and how they work, notes Wilson.
Its understandingwhyyou choose to take part and accepting its happened.
Ive had experiences and feelings like theirs.
After walking out of the wedding party, Kate wanders the streets alone, before entering a nightclub.
She heads to the dancefloor and dances her stresses out: its a liberating moment.
The next morning, Kate packs her things and leaves Blond a note of her own.
Weve come full circle.
Having found herself once more, shes untethered.
Alluding to the possibilities ahead, Wilson concludes: We leave it open as to where she goes next.
True Thingsis playing at Picturehouse cinemas now
