maria is torn and reluctantly accepts. to prepare for the role, she accepts rosa's offer to stay at the melchiors' house in sils maria. rosa is leaving to escape her memories of wilhelm. maria's discussions with valentine and their read-throughs of the play's scenes evoke uncertainty about the nature of their relationship. a young american actress, 19-year-old jo-ann ellis (chloë grace moretz), has been chosen to interpret the role of sigrid. researching her on google and the internet, valentine tells maria, who is out of touch with social media, that ellis has been involved in numerous scandals.