Thank you for calling for more diversity in our experiences of film and our lives, she said.
Thank you for letting in the monsters.
I loved makingPrevenge, she says now.
Alice LoweinTimestalker.
I had a whale of a time.
I was living my best life.
Appearances can be deceiving!
By way of comparison, she mentions reading a review of Jane CampionsThe Piano.
They said, Its like a childish fairytale, she recalls.
Im a deluded fantasist, and thats what my films are going to be about.
And why shouldnt they be?
The violence in her films is apt to be graphic yet utterly ridiculous.
I like outraging an audience, she says.
Isnt that what its about?
If youre making an independent film, youre not trying tonotrock any boats.
Im not making a Hallmark card, studio romcom.
Imtryingto ruffle some feathers.
For me, its about perspective and interiority, says Lowe.
That was the whole thing withPrevenge.
I was saying, Im going to make you see the world through this pregnant womans eyes.
Im not going to let you have another person to latch onto.
I often useTaxi Driveras an example.
When people say, I dont like the main character, Ill say Do you like Travis Bickle?
Do you want him to be your best friend?
I dont think so.
But you still watch his story.
WithPrevenge, I wanted to create a female character that was like that.
You dont have tolikeher, thats fine.
Youre just going on a journey with her.
This, she thinks, is true ofTimestalkeras well.
Its like youre in this womans head, she says.
You dont have any choice.
Theres nowhere to run.
Because youre just in this womans world and you dont get out of it.
Youre notallowedout of it.
Furthering the comparison withTaxi Driver, Lowe explains that her primary urge is to rebel against gender expectations.
Theres a certain horror trope like Kathy Bates inMiseryor Glenn Close inFatal Attraction of the woman as monster.
I wanted to say, Well, whatsherstory?
Whats she got to say about it?
How does she feel?
Especiallyif they think they have.
