“The way in which he portrayed America is so touching,” Guadagnino said. ![]() He was also inspired by Nicholas Ray’s “They Live By Night” and Friz Lang’s American films, in addition to William Eggleston’s photography. ![]() “These movies are about people roaming around,” Guadagnino said. I wasn’t worried about the cannibalism.”ĭespite the “Badlands” comparisons, Guadagnino actually gave his actors a very different set of movies to watch to prepare for their roles: Agnes Varda’s “Vagabond,” Robert Bresson’s “A Man Escaped,” Roberto Rossellini’s “Germany: Year Zero,” and Chantal Akerman’s “Jeanne Dielman.” All deal with ostracized people. This is an extreme version of that, but because it’s an extreme version, you really sink into it. “At the end of the day, all of Luca’s movies are about that - love of people on the outside. “It felt very punk and authentic to just say, ‘Fuck everything, this is the reality of these people and it’s about love,’” she said. She added that the movie’s willingness to portray its cannibal protagonists in empathetic terms stood out to her in the script. It could’ve been any film, and I would’ve done it with Luca.” “He’s on my list of directors where the best possible outcome would be me working with him. Russell had just watched Guadagnino’s Gen Z-infused HBO miniseries “We Are Who We Are” when he got in touch. There’s a safety net we shared where there was no judgment.” “From the beginning with Timothée, he made a point to make me feel like I deeply belonged with this group of people, that nothing I could do would be bad, and if I felt any sort of insecurity I could talk to him and he could comfort me. ![]() “I think both of us had a feeling we were going to work together on the right thing,” she said. “There is a very beautiful bond between me.” “To see the humbleness and rigor with which he made his first steps toward stardom - this bright, feverish young man became this planetary star - made me so proud,” Guadagnino said. While that career has imploded, Guadagnino gushed about Chalamet’s ballooning star power. Guadagnino has already shrugged off the parallels between the subject of his movie and the cannibal sex fantasies at the root of accusations against Chalamet’s “Call Me By Your Name” co-star Armie Hammer. I knew that there was not much time to wait until we worked together, but only for the right project.” “It’s not as if I left Timothée at the height of his booming success, and then I found him four years later,” Guadagnino said. Guadagnino said he had Chalamet in mind for some kind of collaboration even before “Bones and All” came his way. Scruffier and more antic than Elio, Chalamet’s character provides a new dimension to the actor-director team. The pair meet after Maren’s father has left her, and she has evaded the advances of a creepier nomadic cannibal named Sully (Mark Rylance). Nightmare Film Shoots: The Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from 'Deliverance' to 'Mad Max' to 'Avatar 2'Ī scrawny Chalamet plays Lee, the wily romantic interest of fellow “eater” and runaway Maren (“Waves” breakout Taylor Russell in her first lead role). Timothée Chalamet Feels His Talent Is Overlooked by Apple TV+ in Latest Ad Spot ![]() Luca Guadagnino Praises Steven Spielberg's Use of 'German Expressionism' in 'Jurassic Park'
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