Kirsten Dunst
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April 30, 1982. At 40 years old, Kirsten Dunst has managed thus far a storied 37 year long career in front of the camera. From Mary Jane Watson to Marie Antoinette, the Dunst Cinematic Universe boasts no shortage of beautiful, strong and beyond mythic female archetypes portrayed by the acclaimed actress. Lending a tenderness and self-awareness to every role, Dunst is one of our finest film stars whose long list of directorial collaborations brings its own kind of reverence. Particularly with film heir Sofia Coppola. Having formed a kinship with the writer-director, the two women share a past in front of the camera at a dangerously vulnerable age. Honing their singular experiences of adolescence in the limelight, Coppola and Dunst's work on "The Virgin Suicides" (1999) and "Marie Antoinette" (2006) tailors their personal phenomena for universal impact and empathy, with women whose names conjur ideas and images of doomed, lost youth (via the suburban ennui of Lux Lisbon and the arranged matrimony of the Queen of France). Is Kirsten severely underappreciated? Is Andy Garcia actually the worst in "The Godfather Part III"? What's the problem with leisure? Join us and find out! Artwork by Sara Helm / Music by Jacob Anstey Like: https://www.facebook.com/maptothestarspodcast Follow: https://www.instagram.com/maptothestarspodcast Questions, concerns, Mary or Marie? Email us! [email protected]
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