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Saturday 20 January 2018
In 'Alienist,' Dakota Fanning
breaks 1890s rules for women
By LYNN ELBER in the parlance of the day for women aren't just part
AP Television Writer — played by Daniel Bruhl; of a bygone era, with the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Da- a newspaper illustrator current sexual misconduct
kota Fanning was unfazed (Luke Evans); and police crisis a reminder. Were you
by being on her own for six commissioner Theodore struck by the parallel?
months in Budapest or the Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) Fanning: It has struck me
dark nature of the TV se- to find a serial killer target- for sure, and it has for a
ries that brought her there, ing boy prostitutes. long time. Unfortunately
TNT's adaptation of "The She discussed the series this has been going on for
Alienist," Caleb Carr's 1994 (debuting Monday at 9 a while, and it is confusing
novel. p.m. Eastern) and how she why we can't keep these
The young actress said approaches acting in a re- conversations going. We
creating a life in Europe cent interview. feel like things change for
proved an exciting and The Associated Press: Your a while and they go back
"transformative" time, one character is a secretary to the way they were. This
that allowed her to dis- who aspires to be a police story has really proved that
connect from routine de- detective, an unusual goal to me. I want people to
mands and "lean into the for that period. Is she a be talking about it always
experience" and her role. young woman out of sync and forever until it does
She clearly doesn't shy with her time? change. It is pretty crazy to
away from work. On- Fanning: She's almost not watch this part of the show
screen for most of her 23 supposed to be born in the and read a modern-day
years, Fanning has com- period she was. That's what story that's pretty similar.
piled a deep list of TV and I loved about the character AP: Starting out as a child
movie credits that veteran and why I wanted to do it. actress, how did you de-
performers would boast We get to see her balance velop the ability to analyze
about, including "War of her desire to advance her- the characters you play?
the Worlds" and the "Twi- self in society, and not just Fanning: I've always felt
light" franchise. by getting married to a rich intuitive about acting and
At age 7, Fanning be- man. But at the same time, the process of what I do.
came the youngest-ever she is a young woman and ... When I was little, it was
individual Screen Actors we get to see her blossom- always that I wanted to be
Guild Award nominee for ing sexuality and feminin- natural: How would a per-
her supporting role in "I Am ity, and how she has to bal- son react, not an actor?
Sam." She's a presenter ance that with being taken You want people to get
at this Sunday's SAG cer- seriously and being heard. lost in your performance
emony. In "The Alienist," set ... She inhabits a very hos- and believe that you've
among the grandeur and tile workplace in the police really experienced what
poverty of the Gilded Age department, and we see you're experiencing on-
in 1890s New York, Fanning how it affects her when screen. It's still intuitive but
plays Sara, an ambitious she's alone and with other I'm sure that muscle has
woman who joins with a people. been trained as I continue
psychologist — or alienist, AP: Workplace struggles to do this.q
Review: Prodigal son unwillingly
returns in 'Infinite Sky'
By LINCEE RAY expected that he will one sure him into staying in
Associated Press day take over the family Montana and taking over
For young dreamers who business. When Anthony his rightful duty of running
long to escape the sleepy chooses to move to New the ranch.
town where they grew up York City to pursue a ca- Desperate times call for
for a more exciting and reer in the arts, the ripple desperate measures, es-
fulfilling life, the question effect is felt not only by his pecially when there is no
of roots versus wings is a immediate family, but also money in the bank. An-
constant internal strug- by the entire community. thony steels his mind with
gle. Author Carrie La Seur Heads turn and spines alcohol, does his best to
tackles this familiar trope stiffen the day Anthony wrangle his emotions and
by weaving an elegant returns home to take a counts down the days un-
thread of Shakespeare job at a theater camp for til the camp is over so he
and poetry throughout kids. The big city had been can return to being a pen-
her sophomore novel, "The cruel to the budding art- niless player in New York.
Weight of an Infinite Sky." ist and after three years Unfortunately, old memo-
Anthony Fry is the prod- away, Anthony has noth- ries and bad decisions
uct of several genera- ing to show for his acting come back to haunt An-
tions of ranchers. His fam- career. After losing his fa- thony the minute he re-
ily's name is respected in ther to a freak horse riding turns to his hometown. His
Montana, and as the only accident, Anthony knows cheerful cousin is now a
son to Dean and Sarah, it's his mother is going to pres- brooding cowboy. q
