Julia Bozzone

May 14

May 14 Why Character Actor Eddie Marsan Always Plays the Villain for Interview Magazine

The working-class British actor has a prolific career with more than 100 film and television credits, but he’s had an unusual journey to the spotlight.

May 12

May 12 Philippe Garrel's Cinema of Secrets for Vague Visages

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In this interview for his new movie Lover for a Day, French film director Philippe Garrel reveals how he creates his penetrating, poetic work.

Apr 30

Apr 30 The Eternal Search of the Jodorowskys for Interview Magazine

Julia Bozzone

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Endless Poetry, Alejandro Jodorowsky's buoyant, lyrical, and colorful new film, tells the story of the filmmaker's youth, and his journey to become a poet, puppeteer, clown, mime, and tarot enthusiast.

Mar 26

Mar 26 The Sly Poetics of Terry Zwigoff for Interview Magazine

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"I can't relate to 99 percent of humanity," says a character in Terry Zwigoff's perceptive 2001 cult film Ghost World (2001). Here, I interview the beloved director about how he draws great performances from his actors, his sense of humor, and his withering critique of consumer culture.

Mar 25

Mar 25 The Subversive Logic of Albert Serra for Interview Magazine

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Filmmaker Albert Serra embraces the ludicrous (though you might not guess it from the sumptuous images that fill his new movie, The Death of Louis XIV). I interview the European arthouse director, who’s inspired by the spirit of unconventional filmmakers and artists like Salvador Dali, Jean-Luc Godard, and Andy Warhol.

Mar 24

Mar 24 The Teenage Dream of Polish Director Agnieszka Smoczynska for Interview Magazine

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“To me, you’ll always be a fish,” a boy tells a teenage mermaid, gently rejecting her romantic advances. It’s a bruising, funny, and relatable moment in the 38-year-old Polish writer-director’s inspired feature-film debut The Lure. In this interview, she tells me about her relationship with color, her subconscious interest in the beauty of a voice, and whether it’s possible to be happy as an adult.

Mar 21

Mar 21 The Unexplainable Energy of David Lowery for Interview Magazine

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The engaging, high-octane filmmaker David Lowery reflects on his new film, A Ghost Story. “It’s a haunted house movie that’s not scary, except at times when it is—but it’s not the ghost that makes it scary,” he says.

Aug 4

Aug 4 The Color Wheel’s Finely Spun Comic Gold for Interview Magazine

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