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Shooting star Paul Mescal talks about his depression
(dpa) – Kino shooting star Paul Mescal has given an insight into his mental challenges in film shoots. « I think that if you have a tendency towards depression as a person, it is sometimes difficult on the film set, because I won’t be this version of my personality there, » said the 29-year-old in Cannes.
« As an actor, you are used to splitting your personality, which is useful at work and sometimes unhealthy in life. »
In Cannes, Mescal can be seen alongside Josh O’Connor (« The Crown ») in a historical drama about a gay love story. « The History of Sound » (directed by Oliver Hermanus) runs in the competition of the film festival.
The actor was seen in the blockbuster « Gladiator II » in 2024. With his series role in « Normal People », he achieved a certain cult status – which in Cannes led to the fact that there was always a particularly loud screeches when the Irish appeared.
It is not the first time that Mescal plays a queer character. « I think that in the world of cinema we may move a little from the rather traditional male alpha figures, » he said.
« The History of Sound » was compared in Cannes with a cult film about gay love: « Brokeback Mountain ». The 20 -year -old work is about two cowboys who have a secret relationship. « I personally do not see any parallel to ‘Brokeback Mountain’, apart from the fact that we spend a little time in a tent, » said Mescal.
« I honestly find these comparisons quite lazy and frustrating, » he explained. « The History of Sound » celebrates the love of the two men – and, unlike « Brokeback Mountain », « no film about her oppressed relationship with her sexuality. »
