Patricia Arquette, Bel Powley, Stacy Martin join Kirsten Dunst's directorial debut 'The Bell Jar'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Kirsten Dunst’s directorial debut The Bell Jar has been talked about a lot here at Cinema Wave as it seems like she keeps adding boatloads of talent to the feature but with the starring roles in place with Dakota Fanning and Jesse Plemons respectively, Dunst must find a supporting cast that will help bring the movie together and it seems like she’s done just that. According to The Playlist, Patricia Arquette, Bel Powley and Stacy Martin have joined the cast.

            The Bell Jar showcases the life of Esther Greenwod, a brilliant, talented and successful woman who has somewhat of a downward spiral mentally. The film is based on the novel of the same name that was written by Sylvia Path in 1963. I’m so excited for this movie and I was before the announcement of these fine actresses joining the cast.

            Patricia Arquette who just a couple of years ago won Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards for her role in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is always a welcome addition and Bel Powley stunned audiences with her performance in The Diary Of a Teenage Girl, which not only put her on the map for years to come, but also, director Marielle Heller who is set to do some great projects in the future. Stacy Martin, though I don’t know much about her was pretty great in the Lars Von Trier film series Nymphomaniac and was also in the most recent Ben Wheatley movie, High-Rise.

            Arquette is set to be in the upcoming sci-fi flick High Life along with Robert Pattinson and she also has a voice role in the next installment within the Pixar series, Toy Story 4. Powley is consistently working on indie films to boost up her resume. She’s set to star alongside Ed Helms and Jack Huston in the drama, Stand By which is directed by Birdman co-writer, Armando Bo. Also, she just filmed some other indie dramas Ashes in the Snow and A Storm in the Stars in which she stars alongside Dakota’s sister, Elle Fanning.