‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Director Rose Glass on Her Wild Lesbian ‘Anti-Romance’
Alex Ritman It was over an awkward meeting in a fancy London hotel room in late 2021 that Rose Glass first pitched Kristen Stewart her then rough idea for “Love Lies Bleeding,” a wild romantic thriller set amid the bodybuilding scene in 80s New Mexico.
The director, whose debut feature “Saint Maud” released the previous year, admits to finding herself “unexpectedly star struck” on being introduced to the actress, in town for the U.K.
premiere of “Spencer,” and says she “waffled on at her for ages, probably not making much sense.” Glass also recalls making a terrible joke about the pheasants in “Spencer” that landed with a thud. “I just thought it went terribly and that I’d never talk to her again,” she admits to Variety, speaking ahead of “Loves Lies Bleeding’s” European premiere at the Berlinale Thankfully, after the meeting, Stewart — perhaps sensing Glass’ nerves — sent her a nice message saying that she’d love to read the “Love Lies Bleeding” script when it was ready.
As it turned out, Stewart had also loved Saint Maud. Following a troubled and God-fearing palliative care nurse (played to perfection in a breakout lead turn by Morfydd Clark), the psychological horror was critically adored (and very briefly topped “Tenet” in the U.K.
