Putting on a one-woman pity parade

Sick Of Myself star Kristine Kujath Thorp on getting under the skin of a 20-something liar

MANY WOULD SHY away from playing a wretched young woman who makes extreme, life-threatening gestures in a bid to win public sympathy. Kristine Kujath Thorp went the other way. “I thought it was hilarious,” she tells Empire of her first impression of the Norwegian social satire from director Kristoffer Borgli. “And then I felt really shameful after I finished reading it.” Her character, Signe, personifies an amplified brand of narcissism; in an early scene, she attempts to agitate a dog into biting her, hoping it will make for a sad story. It is, as Thorp says, darkly funny, but it also struck a sombre chord with her. “I think if we’re being really honest, we can see a mirror of ourselves. When we tell a story, we add a little…

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Empire (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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