Samantha Morton on Her Electrifying Performance as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’: ‘It Felt Like a Rebirth’ Samantha Morton's performance as Circe in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is a standout sequence that showcases the actress's enduring talent and ability to bring depth and nuance to complex characters.
Morton's take on Circe is refreshingly feminist, imbuing the character with a sense of trauma and vulnerability that subverts traditional notions of women as mere objects of desire.
Her performance is a searing indictment of men's historical abuse of power, conveyed without resorting to melodrama.