Under his own direction, Steve Buscemi portrays a cynical war correspondent, Pierre, who fills in for a fellow journalist to interview soap opera star Katya (Sienna Miller). This remake of the film of the same name by murdered Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is built on brilliant dialogue and outstanding acting performances.
Interview was one of three films that controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh planned on making English versions of with Hollywood actors. After his tragic death in 2004 the project was picked up by independent American filmmakers – in the case of Interview, by actor and director Steve Buscemi. Under his own direction he portrays a cynical war correspondent, Pierre, who fills in for a fellow journalist to interview soap opera star Katya (Sienna Miller). The initially palpable collision between two entirely opposing worlds becomes gradually more complex as both participants in the interview reveal their internal worlds to one another, or impeccably pretend to. The answer to the question of who is actually doing the confessing does not come even with the final shocking revelation. The dangerous games of words interposed amid outstanding dialogue owe their impressiveness to the superlative performances of the two actors in the film, which plays out on one evening in one room.
81 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Steve Buscemi
/ Screenplay Theodor Holman
/ Dir. of Photography Thomas Kist
/ Music Evan Lurie
/ Editor Kate Williams
/ Producer Bruce Weiss, Gijs van de Westelaken
/ Production Column Production, Ironworks Productions
/ Cast Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi
/ Contact CinemArt, a.s., Cinemavault
/ Distributor CinemArt, a.s.
Steve Buscemi (b. 1957, New York City) has acted under the direction of such icons of American independent film as Jim Jarmusch (Coffee and Cigarettes), the Coen brothers (Fargo), Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion), and Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs). His performance in Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World (2001) earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe. Buscemi personally introduced his highly acclaimed directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996) at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary in 1997 and it was then released in Czech cinemas. Buscemi’s prison drama Animal Factory (2000) found its way into Czech video distribution. Filmgoers at last year’s Karlovy Vary festival had the opportunity to see the talented filmmaker’s third feature film Lonesome Jim (2005).
CinemArt, a.s.
Národní 60/28, 111 21, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 949 110
E-mail: [email protected]
Cinemavault
175 Bloor St.East, South Tower, Suite 1011, M4W 3R8, Toronto
Canada
Phone: +1 416 363 606 0
Fax: +1 416 363 230 5
E-mail: [email protected]
Aleš Tříska
Distributor, Producer
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