Florence Pugh

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Florence Pugh dazzles in Dublin for the Irish premiere of The Wonder (Independent.ie)

Florence Pugh's highlight of her time in Ireland is “the people”, many of whom turned out in droves to see the cast and crew of The Wonder swap the wilds of ...

The psychological thriller is the first Netflix film to have been filmed entirely in the Republic of Ireland, and is based on a book of the same name by acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue. As Pugh’s character navigates the murky waters of religion, starvation, belief and love, she is joined by a stellar cast, many of whom are Irish talent. They were met by an excited crowd, none deterred by the blustery October evening.

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Mullingar star at Irish premiere screening of The Wonder ... (Westmeath Examiner)

Niamh Algar was among the stars on the red carpet at the Irish premiere screening of The Wonder at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin.

An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination on one of their own. O'Byrne and David Wilmot. Niamh Algar was among the stars on the red carpet at the Irish premiere screening of The Wonder at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin.

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PICS: Florence Pugh jets into Dublin for the Irish premiere of The ... (Goss.ie)

The screening took place at the Lighthouse Cinema, ahead of the film's release in Irish cinemas on November 2 and on Netflix globally from November 16. Florence ...

An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own.” “As Anna’s health rapidly deteriorates, Lib is determined to unearth the truth, challenging the faith of a community that would prefer to stay believing.” “Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months, surviving miraculously on ‘manna from heaven’.

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Florence Pugh on moving to Ireland and playing strong females on ... (Her.ie)

Speaking at The Wonder premiere, actress and Academy Award winner Florence Pugh tells Her.ie about why she loves playing strong female characters.

And that is something everybody was really eager to do well and to really enjoy the whole process. The actress loved filming in Wicklow so much that she considered moving to Ireland. I could come and move to the countryside. Pugh plays Nurse Lib Wright, a headstrong, caring English nurse who is sent to Ireland to observe 11-year-old girl Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) who claims she hasn't eaten in four months and is surviving on "manna from heaven". There are and always have been women, that have been pushing back. If you look at Florence Pugh's recent roles you'll notice they all have something in common; the characters aren't afraid to fight back, use their voices, and stand up for what they believe in.

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Florence Pugh had a 'fabulous time' in Ireland (RTE.ie)

Florence Pugh has said she had a "fabulous, fabulous time" while filming The Wonder in Co Wicklow and that she especially enjoyed Irish food, drinks and the ...

You might bring some sort of, like, fresh eyes, as well as trying to become an expert in, you know, the period that the film was happening in." "It was some big responsibility, but also an honour. I mean, these are the landscapes of my childhood," Donoghue added. The film was made by Netflix and Element Pictures. Every now and then, from about the 16th century to the 20th, you get some girl or young woman, about whom other people claim, 'She doesn't need to eat she's so pure'," Donoghue told RTÉ. The Wonder is based on the 2016 novel by Emma Donoghue, which was inspired by the historical 'fasting girls' phenomenon, when young women would claim to be able to survive without food or water.

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