Interview: Alexander Horwath on Henry Fonda for President

Interview: Damian Lewis on Playing Henry VIII

– Plumper and Grumpier – by Staff | PBS Masterpiece | April 7, 2025 “Don’t get too close to the king,” cautioned The Mirror and the Light’s Damian Lewis, who returned to his role of King Henry VIII ten years after Wolf Hall’s award-winning run. In March, 2025, Lewis shared that advice with MASTERPIECE, as well as insights about the embodiment of majesty, the heft of the fat suit, and the complicated king’s transition into someone “plumper, and g…

Interview: Alexander Horwath on Henry Fonda for President

Watching the show: the Austrian critic and curator discusses his debut feature, a cinematic essay that investigates the on- and off-screen personas of the legendary American actor, and what they reveal about the United States then and now