In 2013, Dukakis took on a different role than her normal matriarchal ones. She returned to the silver screen as “a foul-mouthed lesbian” in Cloudburst, a story about lesbian partners who fight legal and personal obstacles in their 80s.
Dukakis' sharp-tongued Stella breaks out Brenda Fricker's Dot from a nursing home to drive to Canada and get married so that they can stay together legally. In an interview with Guardian, the actress admitted she could barely recognize herself in the film.
[Director] Thom Fitzgerald kept pushing me out of my comfort zone and making me say things that were more and more outrageous.
