Kate Winslet's False Truth

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WINSLET AND HAYNES

Todd Haynes is putting his trust in Kate Winslet.

The director-actor pair, who previously teamed on HBO's Mildred Pierce, are back for a new HBO show: Trust.

Here's the official synopsis:

In a story told from multiple, competing perspectives, a 1920s Wall Street tycoon amasses a sudden fortune but loses a beloved wife. Decades later, his attempts to control the narrative of his life are undone by a biographer who uncovers the ultimate secrets of the legendary marriage.

Haynes will direct and write and Winslet will star and EP.

No word on who Winslet will play, but we’re guessing it's the Wall Street tycoon’s wife, Helen, who is a generous patron of musical artists. When the stock market crashes and the couple’s finances stay intact, their friends turn on them, which triggers Helen’s madness.

There’s an interesting dovetailing to Winslet's Mildred Pierce character, who also was a self-destructively generous patron of her daughter’s musical talents.

For his part, director Todd Haynes burrows into the mind of his melodramatic female characters (recently on great display in May December), better than anyone.

The project seems to be in early development and is being produced by Killer Films.

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