Pamela Anderson opened up about her role in Karim Aïnouz‘s dark drama Rosebush Pruning. She says her new movie pushes boundaries through a deep, powerful narrative, teasing that it is “not an easy ride” for audiences.
The actress says Rosebush Pruning tells a powerful story rather than relying on shock value
The “wild” movie is “shocking in a good way, but not shock for shock value—to tell a story,” says Anderson, without sugarcoating what audiences are in for. Anderson doesn’t shy away from the movie’s unsettling nature, but she insists there’s real substance behind the shock.
The Golden Globe nominee stars in the dark comedy Rosebush Pruning, now playing in theaters, as the enigmatic matriarch of a wealthy and dysfunctional family.
While describing her character, the star at one point referred to a hypothetical grandchild using extremely crude words. “I do believe there’s this kind of emptiness that comes from wealth for no good reason,” she said.
She clearly stated that the film won’t be for everyone. “It’s not going to be for everybody,” Anderson admitted. “People are going to have feelings about it. It’s not an easy ride. But that’s what the movie’s for.”
In the film, Anderson’s character’s family includes husband Tracy Letts, and their four adult children, played by Jamie Bell, Callum Turner, Lukas Gage, and Riley Keough. The family relocates from the U.S. to Spain years before the story begins. The family’s carefully curated life of luxury starts unfolding when the eldest son announces he’s moving out to live with his girlfriend.
“Rosebush Pruning” marks another bold pivot for Anderson, who’s spent the last few years reshaping her career away from her “Baywatch” bombshell image.
“I want to work with risk-takers… challenge myself and even my mindset when it comes to storytelling. I want to play all sorts of different roles,” Anderson explained. “And it was also fun to have gray hair. Why not?”
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