Desire, like the pursuit of female pleasure, has no expiration date.
The 63-year-old actress gave him this reminder earlier this week.
Aging and experiencing pleasure are not mutually exclusive.
This is what 63-year-old Emma Thompson reminds us of in an article published on Tuesday, June 14, on the Vogue UK website .
In the comedy “Good Luck!” , the actress plays a widowed, retired religion teacher. After years of sexual dissatisfaction, she yearns for pleasure and seeks the services of a twenty-something sex worker, or “sexologist,” as he calls himself.
The actress says this scenario contradicts clichés about aging and (too) young lovers. Perhaps it offers a way to change our perspective on intimacy for women over 50.
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“When we were younger, we were constantly harassed about orgasms.”
Emma Thompson says filming got her thinking about the pressures and stereotypes surrounding the sex lives of women in their 50s and older. “Does anyone know or care about sexual satisfaction and pleasure in middle-aged women?” she asks. “When we were younger, Cosmo was constantly bombarding us with information about orgasms… The pressure to achieve was, honestly, a bit intimidating.”
She continues, “We were taught that older women might sometimes want more sex, and so the cougar myth was born, as were many other sexual labels we are expected to embody.”
Terrifying striptease
Alongside these reflections, Emma Thompson admits that at the beginning of filming, she was quite intimidated by the prospect of stripping off in front of her co-star, Daryl McCormack. “Especially if you’re a post-menopausal woman in her sixties who’s been bingeing on cakes lately, and the young person sitting opposite you is in surprisingly perfect shape,” she jokes.
But director Sophie Hyde’s unique approach was enough to put the 60-year-old and her partner at ease. “The three of us stood there completely naked and talked about our bodies and what we liked and didn’t like about them,” she recalls. An experience that undoubtedly proved a success. “It’s easier to be honest when there’s literally nothing to hide, and it’s inevitably humiliating. But then there’s nothing to be afraid of,” recalls Emma Thompson, adding that she’s glad she didn’t try to lose weight to prepare for the role.
In the film “With Good Luck To You, ” Emma Thompson hopes to promote a more open discussion about desire. She also hopes to develop a more open attitude toward the professions of sex worker and sex assistant, which she considers essential. “Sex is free, natural, normal, delicious, good for us, and, as Leo says in the film, inaccessible to some for various reasons,” she laments. “And yet it is a public health issue.” The editorial team recommends
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