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As a very hot and talented band oncereminded us: Words are very unnecessary.
Dont be fooled by the potential foreshadowing of Mozarts Funeral March she plays upon her reintroduction, though.
(Namely, a marquis who travels from Vienna to meet her.)
Lets just say their love language is lessfucking on staircasesand more reinterpreting sheet music.
I tried not to focus on that too much.
I wanted to focus on the scripts that we had and create a fresh character.
Theres so much to Francesca.
Your character puts great value on the power of a gesture.
Did that at all reflect how you pursued this role?
Were you sweetening theBridgertonfolks up?Oh my God, not at all.
I was terrified and didnt really know what I was auditioning for until the last possible moment.
What did you think you were auditioning for?I had no idea.
I wish I was joking.
I got a tape, which is normal for an actor.
It was a secret project and nothing was attached to it.
I didnt know it wasBridgertonuntil the day I met with the team.
They told me just before the audition what it was.
It was quite a weird way to know about it.
Francesca has an interesting nesting doll of a personality.
Shes demure and introspective but makes it clear that the prospect of marriage is something she welcomes.
What would you say motivates her?Part of it is staying out of the spotlight.
Shes very practical in her way of approaching the ton as a whole.
She doesnt question it.
Its her turn and she knew it was going to be her turn as soon as she turned eighteen.
She doesnt romanticize the whole thing.
But I wanted to give her more than just being shy.
Shes introverted, but shes got a whole inner world going on.
The lines dont change, but sometimes the way we move our bodies does.
Physicality-wise, I worked on that right at the start.
I picked out some well-known introverts and looked at their body language.
Who were these well-known introverts?Theres a little bit of Princess Diana with her head tilt.
I really wanted to research the lives these girls wouldve had.
Would they have had dance training?
Would they have had horse-riding training?
And understanding what that does to your body.
Francesca is the opposite.
She doesnt want to stand out.
The one body language thing I played around with was her ring finger.
That was where her attention was a lot of the time, touching and looking at it.
She knew she needed to get married.
Music moves her and communicates for her.
They just stare straight forward and theyre thrilled.Its their version of flirting, which is adorable.
It had to be comfortable.
But with them, it skipped to older couples who have been together for years and years.
Its about that compatibility.
I had to get used to notdoingstuff and feeling like I was making sure I told the story.
I got more comfortable with the stillness and the quiet.
Francescas mom is confused how the two of them will get to know each other if they dont speak.
How do you interpret their silences?
What are they communicating?Safety and being seen.
It doesnt need to be this big thing its just companionship.
Its a really beautiful thing.
Do you view this as a love match?I do think its a love match.
Their love just looks slightly different to the love that weve seen for the other siblings.
I have to say, Johns grand gesture of rearranging sheet music for her is pretty spectacular.
My brain just went,Boop.And it was gone.
I need to get some lessons again and hopefully some stuff has stuck.
Its a beautiful and hard instrument.
