Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer are among the best actresses in Hollywood today. All are certainly among my favorites in history. Anything they do is worth it. Just for his presence and enormous talent. And the three are together in the new miniseries The First Lady, which premieres this Monday (18), on Paramount Plus. It has 10 episodes – I’ve already seen three of them – and they should be known.
The idea of the series is to show the personal and political lives of three women who were first ladies of the United States. Traces his journeys through Washington, delving into his past. And it also follows them beyond the White House. Everything happens at very different times. More specifically the 30s, 70s and 2000s. But they have a lot in common. In this first season, the story focuses on three of the most recognizable. They are Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt. All women ahead of their time.
What did I think of The First Lady?
The production has meticulous detail, incredible period reenactments. Not to mention an amazing soundtrack. For those who like biographies and backstage of power is a must. However, the series has problems. Especially editing. That’s because the stories of these women are very rich. Each of them would make a miniseries full of unmissable moments. In The First Lady, the story gets shredded. You start getting involved with one story, and then you move on to another. With that, the impact of everything diminishes. A feather!
The first two episodes go through situations that the three faced. The moments when the husbands decided to run for president. When did they take over, and how did they situate themselves within the White House scheme. The difficulties of families, and personal problems. The third episode focuses on the origin. How they all met their husbands, their wedding day. In this, the entire cast is played by other actors. Eliza Scanlen (lovely women) is young Eleanor. Jayme Lawson, young Michelle. Kristine Froseth (The Society), the best of the three, is young Betty.
And the cast…
The series may not be great. But all this is in the background because of the performances. Viola Davis, also a producer, assumes all of Michelle Obama’s mannerisms. It’s a highly technical performance. However, it also depends a lot on a strong makeup. Gillian Anderson recently won all the awards as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown. Here she takes on another historical figure, Eleanor Roosevelt. It couldn’t be more different. I like it a lot too. But the best of the three turns out to be Michelle Pfeiffer. Like Betty Ford, she doesn’t try to imitate the real thing. With her drinking and illness problems, she is the most complex of the characters. And Michelle rocks! She has a delicate interpretation, which could have fallen into caricature. Easy! But it’s just amazing.
The series still has other high quality appearances. Starting with Aaron Eckhart (Gerald Ford) and Kiefer Sutherland (Franklin Roosevelt). They look great as their husbands. Plus Dakota Fanning (Susan Ford), Ellen Burstyn (Sara Roosevelt), Regina Taylor (Marian Robinson). All fantastic.
The series is worth a historical portrait. Especially for those who don’t know the history of the United States in depth. But he is also a great novelist. It involves even with a certain feeling that it has been truncated. It has amazing characters, and even more actresses!
Eliane Munhoz
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