“There's something about a number of us as women who feel that we are incomplete without someone there next to us where we can touch. “Examine this feeling of loneliness and isolation and what is that really about,” she said. She encouraged women watching the film who struggle with loneliness and isolation to remember their worth in a culture that places little value on older adults. Rashad, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable from "The Cosby Show," plays Grace’s close friend and confidante, Sarah. “I want God to speak through me, to lead me to the instincts that lead me to unfold what He wants me to say in this character as well,” she said.
Jesus, she said, comes “first” when it comes to her acting career. Webb, who stars as Grace’s heart-of-gold-yet-inexperienced lawyer, Jasmine, told CP she prays over every role she tackles. And somewhere along the way, she lost the belief in herself, which I think happens a lot.” She was just a really good, hardworking woman who had very tremendous faith in God and believed. “I want people to know who she was and her background,” Perry said. I never leave Him,” she said.Īlthough it's not a faith-based film, religious symbolism and themes are sprinkled throughout “A Fall from Grace.” Grace talks about her faith, is seen attending church, and chooses her lawyer based on their shared beliefs. So this was very important to me that while I was doing this, that I got an opportunity to really take this woman on her journey who was the woman of faith through all that she went through and just let people know that no matter how dark it gets, there's always hope.”Īn outspoken Christian, Fox added that while many people choose their work based on their faith, she adopts the mentality that “where I am, God is.” “And then I realized as a storyteller, there were so many more ways to tell stories and still reach people. “In the beginning, I was very much, ‘I'm only going to do certain things, I'm only gonna tell certain stories,’” Perry recounted. Phylicia Rashad, Mehcad Brooks, Cicely Tyson and Perry round out the cast, while Perry also directed and wrote the screenplay. When Grace is convicted of murdering him, it’s down to her and her lawyer (Bresha Webb) to uncover the truth. However, it’s not long before Grace learns secrets about her new husband that shatter her world in ways she never could have imagined. Fox), a downtrodden woman who is restored by a new romance after being disillusioned and lonely since her ex-husband's affair. The Netflix original film follows Grace Waters (Crystal R. It does, however, highlight the themes of hope, perseverance, and loyalty while showing the realities of what some single, aging women face. The dark thriller features brief nudity, sexual content, and some adult language that might turn off some of Perry’s faith-based viewers. "A Fall from Grace," released on Netflix Jan. But as long as it held my faith and held on to hope and prayer and God and believing, it all came together.” “I say that even from my own life, realizing that I was in some of the darkest times in my life and didn't even know if I was going to make it.
“I just want people to know that no matter how dark, no matter how bad, no matter how dismal the scene or situation you're in, there's still hope,” Perry told The Christian Post in sit-down interview in New York City.
NEW YORK - Actor, director and producer Tyler Perry says his latest film, Netflix’s “A Fall from Grace,” was birthed out of his own experience clinging to his faith and prayer in times of pain and uncertainty. Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Tyler Perry discusses his new film, “Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace," during a sit-down interview with The Christian Post in New York City on Jan.
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