Life Journeys: Morag Ross & The Crying Game
Thu 15 MayA legend in the film industry, Morag Ross is the award-winning make-up designer who creates the look of characters of some of the most distinctive films of the past 40 years.
In this career interview, following a screening of Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game (1992), Morag Ross will discuss her collaborations with directors, actors and costume designers on films such as The Room Next Door (2024), Tár (2022), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), The Aviator (2004), Lost in Translation (2003), and Caravaggio (1986).
This is a remarkable opportunity to go behind the scenes of the film industry with a unique artist and true original.
Special Screening
Followed by an on-stage conversation with make-up artist Morag Ross and Prof. Maria Delgado as part of Fashion & Cinema.
About the film
Irish-born Neil Jordan’s thrilling and outstanding film centers on Jody, a British soldier taken hostage by the IRA, and the friendship he develops with Fergus, one of his captors. Fergus will get absorbed by Jody’s world, also developing a relationship with Dil, Jody’s partner. Considered a timeless masterpiece and written skilfully by Jordan, The Crying Game is a film that took many great risks and challenged the artistic limits of its key participants.
About our guests
Morag Ross
Morag was born in Glasgow, where she graduated from the Glasgow School of Art, before moving to London to train at the BBC Make-Up department, where she worked for several years before embarking on a career as a freelance makeup designer in the film industry. Over the past 25 years she has worked with many wonderful directors and actors including Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Julie Christie, Tilda Swindon, Jude Law, Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett & Julianne Moore. She has won 2 international Make-Up awards and 3 BAFTA awards for Best Make-Up.
Prof. Maria Delgado
Professor and Vice Principal (Research and Knowledge Exchange) at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London), Maria Delgado is also a curator and critic, and Programme Advisor to the London Film Festival. She has published widely on Spanish- and Catalan- language film and theatre, with her work translated into numerous languages. She writes on film for Sight & Sound and comments on film for a range of film outlets including BBC’s Front Row and Free Thinking.
