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This director was the terror of actors.  Joaquin Phoenix fainted, Florence Pugh talks about ‘torture’

This director was the terror of actors. Joaquin Phoenix fainted, Florence Pugh talks about ‘torture’

Stanis³awski, creating a method based on finding the emotions of the character he plays in his own past, was guided by the thought that “there are no small roles, only small actors”. One step further and one step away from madness went Lee Strasberg, who claimed that the ideal actor must become the hero he impersonates. However, extreme methods were used not only by theater directors. Ari Aster became a terror, breaking, among others, Joaquin Phoenix.

Stanislavski’s and Strasberg’s methods for years gave sleepless nights not only to adepts of the art of acting. The industry has long been convinced that it is worth sacrificing health, beauty, lifestyle and prejudices for a role. Although sacrifices often result in prestigious awards, the actors honored with them admit that success is not always worth it. Difficult experiences in working with director Ari Aster were recently told by, among others, Joaquin Phoenix and Florence Pugh.

Inspired by horror classics

The methods used by Aster, as well as his work, shock and provoke heated discussions. The strong emotions on which the director bases his work are rooted in his childhood – as a four-year-old, the future filmmaker saw a scene of firing a submachine gun in the movie “Dick Tracy” in the cinema, then ran out of the cinema and ran six New York blocks terrified. Then fear turned to fascination. Aster was obsessed with horror movies and rented what local rental shops had to offer.

I’ve exhausted the horror section of every video store I could find. I didn’t know how to get people to collaborate on something like this. I only knew how to write screenplays.

– he mentioned in one of the interviews. In 2004, he began studying film, and after graduating, he received a graduate scholarship from the AFI Conservatory in 2010, where he earned a master’s degree with a specialization in directing. He made his debut with the short “Tale of Two Tims”, but it was not until 2018’s horror film “Heritage. Hereditary” that he became famous. Interestingly, one of the actors also suffered on the set – Alex Wolff almost broke and injured his hand.

She felt guilty about herself

Injuries aren’t everything. In many cases, situations in which the actors’ psyche suffer are much more serious. This was the case with Florence Pugh, who starred in the award-winning production “Midsommar. In Broad Daylight”, where she played Dani – a girl who ends up in an isolated community practicing bloody rituals. She talked about her experiences in the Off Menu podcast.

I’ve never played someone who suffers so much before. Each day the plot got weirder and harder to play. I was imbued with increasingly gloomy images. During the day of shooting, I was really bullying myself to get the best of the role.

– said Pugh, whose film character also struggled with family problems. The acting creation she created was so realistic that the actress herself believed in the sincerity of her emotions, and above all suffering. The actress struggled with guilt long after filming was over.

I felt like I had left her there in such a state. That was weird. I made a character so sad that I felt guilty.

she confessed.

He fainted in not his scene

She is not the only one who recalls working with Aster with fear. In another production of the director, “Because He’s Afraid”, Joaquin Phoenix played, known for, among others, from the films “Gladiator”, “Her” or “Joker”. He also described it as an extremely difficult experience that left him unconscious. Tired of portraying a character struggling with anxiety, he passed out while helping the camera crew film a scene with Patti LuPone.

Astera was initially annoyed by the loss of a good shot, but later decided there was something poetic about Phoenix’s attitude.

It was a very challenging scene for Patti. The lens was aimed at her, not at him [Phoenixa – przyp. red.]and suddenly he turned over. I was really pissed because it was a successful shot. I felt disoriented, so I looked in that direction, and he lay there motionless.

– said the director in an interview accompanying the pre-premiere screening of the film. He also admitted that he was aware of the state of exhaustion the actor was in.

I knew he was bad because he let people touch him, they took care of him and he didn’t object. He passed out during a scene focused on someone else, he was not in the frame, he was helping other members of the crew to the point that he collapsed. That he did it was very poetic.

the filmmaker decided. Consequences were not drawn.

Source: Gazeta

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