Murray Bartlett has a lovely smile which transforms his face and when you see it, even if it’s on Zoom, you can’t help but be reminded of his turn as resort manager Armond in the first season of The White Lotus, who, despite all his mounting issues, could really turn on some winning personal charm.
So it is when I mention that he receives a lap-dance from John Malkovich in his new film Opus. “Yeah, I mean extraordinary,” he shines, eyes wide, “. The lack of boundaries in some of those scenes is fun as an actor.”
