With awards season on the horizon, Jones will be busy. Her Golden Globe nomination is just one of seven for the film. “It was a communal endeavor, so that just felt really right,” she says. “The most important question after the nomination is what am I going to wear!” she jokes. Working with stylist Nicky Yates, she wore a sharp, black gown by Proenza Schouler for the film’s LA premiere, a toe-dip into red carpet method dressing. “We’ve enjoyed having a touch of Brutalism in the choices.” On a lighter note, Jones just wrapped filming on a Christmas comedy called Oh. What. Fun. with Michele Pfieffer and Jason Schwartzman. “Darjeeling Limited is one of my favorite films, so having worked with Jason and Adrien, I’ve ticked off two people that I really wanted to work with.”
Being immersed in Brutalism for the last couple of years has brought back memories of growing up in a village on the outskirsts of Birmingham, UK for the actress; the local library (since been torn down) and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, two places she spent hours in as a teen, were both constructed in the Brutalist style. “I grew up in the Midlands, which has all of these pieces of Brutalist architecture, and I totally took it for granted.” Whether one is partial to the austere and imposting style or not, it is hard not to come away from the film without a deeper appreciation of its principles. “There’s something so unpretentious about Brutalism,” says Jones, whose must-see performance is as raw and captivating as anything Laszlo Toth could dream up.
