Kim Cattrall to play Kipling's wife in 'My Boy Jack'
Kim Cattrall found many reasons to seize the role of Carrie Kipling, wife of British literary superstar Rudyard Kipling, in the film My Boy Jack.
Airing on PBS' Masterpiece Classic on Sunday, the project had instant appeal: Cattrall is a lifelong Kipling fan.
Cattrall saw other reasons to sign on: "I had never played anyone who actually existed."
Prominent among the characters she has played is larger-than-life Samantha Jones, the seductress from Sex and the City.
But in My Boy Jack, she plays the real-life mother of John (Jack) Kipling, who, despite being just 17 and plagued by poor eyesight, is determined to fight for his country as World War I breaks out. Jack's influential father supports his patriotic zeal, and pulls strings to get the lad inducted. But as this true story unfolds, Carrie fears the worst for her son.
A grand yet wistful tone permeates My Boy Jack, and Cattrall is a key agent. In her performance, she manifests grace, tenderness and firm resolve. 
For viewers who know her only as Samantha, Cattrall in My Boy Jack will be a revelation. Of course, Samantha isn't gone from her life. Sex and the City comes to the big screen next month.
"We'll manage," says Carrie late in the film. "Oh, yes, we'll manage. I don't doubt that."// The Associated Press
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