Julia Louis-Dreyfus Faces Death (Whos a Parrot) In Tuesday [Video]

Death takes on an unexpected form in Daina O. Pusić’s Tuesday, a film about a mother grappling with her terminally ill daughter’s impending death. It’s a strange, surreal story with fantastical elements, but it’s also deeply grounded and moving in a way that’s unexpected. In a canny move, Pusić cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Zora, a single American mom living in London and trying to avoid the inevitable loss of her teenage daughter, Tuesday, played by Lola Petticrew. It’s Louis-Dreyfus’ most dramatic role to date and one that takes advantage of her formidable acting skills as Death (voiced by Arinzé Kene) shows up in the body of a colorful macaw. There are some unusual narrative and visual turns, which both actors say they took in stride. 

“As an actor, it’s your job to figure out why you’re in the scene and what it is you want,” …