I called up Todd and said, I cant do this.
This is too hard!
the actress admitted Saturday in conversation with Joe Utichi at Deadlines Contenders Film L.A.

Natalie Portman at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los AngelesTommasso Boddi for Deadline
I was really struggling.
Im like, Who is this woman?
And what is that performance?
As much as the couple she was studying, Elizabeth is a figure of nebulous motivations.
That doesnt mean that you believe that those crimes should be committed.
[Its] just, we as artists are curious about the internal workings of the human heart.
Netflixsnapped up North American rights for $11 millionafter the picsworld premiere at Cannes.
It debuted November 17 in select theaters and will premiere on the streamer December 1.
Deadline will update this post with video of the panel when it comes in.
Check out the panel video above.
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