The actress and former porn star Sasha Grey told “Gazeta.ru” about his work in the thriller Nacho Vigalondo “Open Window” with Elijah Wood and Neil Meskillom.
to fasten with a porn star, author and everyone’s favorite Sasha Grey came to Moscow to present thriller “Open Window”, in which she played almost Herself – actress, film career which overshadowed the tedious hints of her past and the inability to escape from the limelight in the era of social networking and cameras mounted in each device. “Gazety.Ru” talked with Sasha Grey about Jean-Luc Godard, the impact of technology on human relationships and the cultural revolution in Russia.
– I read that you liked the movie “Time Loop” Nacho Vigalondo and you will want to work with him, but what attracted you to the script “Open windows»?
– Knowing the previous films Nacho, I immediately felt that this was not just a thriller, but the story of the double bottom, with a comic element: all these omnipotent hackers idiotic masks, some ridiculous French. Plus the film are scattered references to my past, and I was interested to play the heroine, whose story resonates with my own. When I met Nacho has not yet been decided, would take me to the role or not. But one of the reasons why he wanted to shoot me in the role of Jill, were just the association with me, hints at the past of the heroine – in the same plain text do not give away.
– A whole story the abduction and the final, where all are not quite those who submitted, do not you think he is too stupid?
– Good ending, what you carp. During filming, I did not quite understand where after mounting steer the relationship between Jill and Nick (the hero Elijah Wood. – “Times”), but I knew that for Nacho and Elijah was important to finish the film is not some romantic clichés : man saves the girl at the last moment, and she, for no apparent reason she was in love with him. There is no “happily ever after.” But I still think that in this film the ending is quite optimistic.
– You can not imagine how the movie will look like – all these windows on the computer screen? As far as the result was sold to the expectations?
– I’m a visual and when I read the script, I immediately imagine all in pictures: the look of the characters, how the world works in detail. Of course, we imagine it’s not that, then how it turns out. Nachos and producer showed me an animated storyboard, which they did in preparation for the film, so I had an idea of how things will look on the screen. Still confident that everything will turn out exactly as drawn, was not there a budget for such an ambitious film is quite small, and the reality does not always meet the expectations and hopes. But then the guys managed to get the most out of the material: the picture looks just great, I do not dissemble, was surprised. They really spent a lot of time and effort for installation, and they are big lads.
– And what was the star in the film, where the interaction of the characters takes place mainly on the computer screen?
– It is a new experience. For example, Elijah and the guy who plays the kidnapper (Neil Meskill. – “Times”), I met on the set just once. It was enough to shoot those scenes where we encounter in the real world. Plus a press conference from the beginning of the film.
All the rest of the time, each of us was shot one on one with the camera: it’s a real challenge for an actor – to play without a partner, without response, without opportunities to push off from the counter reaction.
– but the camera still and director annexed?
– Of course, to work with Nacho was fantastic . He did not throw us in front of the lens with a million questions in my head and the need to portray something, but all the time was near, pushing in the right direction, to generate new ideas, energizing.
– I know all with you just about Jean-Luc Godard and speak, but the names of your character double “e” in the middle. It transforms it from odnofamilitsy classic French New Wave in the namesake Drew Goddard, who directed “Cabin in the Woods”, and it was intended?
– No, although you first notice the double “e”, but it seems that we still did not mean Drew, and Jean-Luc.
Old stronger attachment of new contexts.
– Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience” you also played the heroine, whose story resonated with your: they choose such roles?
– I think the right to find characters with whom you something in common. But it does not necessarily have to be elements of biography, so I’m not specifically looking for heroines, literally like me. And I’d rather stop playing at all what I would take on the same type of role.
myself, I have played well in Soderbergh in the series “Entourage”, that is enough.
My film career is just beginning, and we have to fight for the interesting roles. As my character in “Open windows”, now I would be pleased to disappear completely, get rid of that image, which is going to have a hostage, because the one whom people see you, and the one who you are at the moment – this is very different people.
– dating does not help? You’ve known the directors not only with Soderbergh worked was still a role in the comedy series “Porn Family” creator James Gunn is now removed, “Guardians of the galaxy».
– Well, we do not then to great friends, although, of course, seeing each other from time to time, and it was cool to watch his new movie blows his career – in the best sense of the word. James has always seemed to me a real hard worker and I am very pleased how fast it took off now: by the standards of Hollywood it’s very fast. And it’s really cool.
– Maybe now would call in some high budget, studio film?
– It would be fun, I just behind. In general, I would like to present this blockbuster play someone who kicks ass. Recently watched this movie with Liam Neeson, he fucking cool. Not so many actors who are so steep that you understand it at a glance.
– This is you “Taken”, whether that view?
– Yes! Yes! A simple story, but very cool all done, and he’s unreal tough guy: thumps, breaks everything, constantly becomes hysterical because of missing daughter – that’s something I’d really like to play.
– You also wrote a book, “Society Juliet”, there are a lot of different sexual fantasies about implementation and about the relationship. And what do you see the relationship in the future world?
– Serious question you asked, and will have to answer seriously. Well, that’s the same “Open Window”, they are a bit about it: how technology is affecting the relations today, and how they will affect tomorrow. I travel a lot, look at people, how they communicate, and I think that
future generations have a major impact absorption in the social networks and the deep penetration of technology into everyday life . Just can not say for sure exactly how.
Will they find it harder to live and adapt to the environment, to create real dolgostrochnye relationship or, on the contrary, it will be easier? I do not know, you just have to wait and see.
– You seem to believe in the next generation: recently said it expected the cultural revolution in Russia …
– Yes!
– Where such expectations?
– From communicating with people with my fans here, especially in the same social networks: I I spend there is not too much time, but something to notice in time. For example, the fact that Russian strange sense of humor, which I like. Many believe that it is rude, but I do not think so;
it as a toilet humor in Americans need to get used to understand where to laugh.
And there is a feeling that there is something is boiling in the depths of the young generations, when people have a need to do something, but there is no way you can feel it, even if you do not know exactly what they want. This is a “vibration”! Just kidding, no esotericism – just a feeling of change that must occur.
– I do not know what’s in the minds of teenagers, but we now have a true renaissance of “traditional values”, at least in the official discourse.
– This I also noticed. But in Russia, as in Europe, have to rely on in the past: great literature, music – the real wealth. That’s what the people here are proud, and rightly so. And this is the ground on which the clash of conservative forces, you are talking about, with the force that tends to change, can lead to fruitful exposure. We are not our grandmothers and our mother, we are changing, changing human attitudes, beliefs, information is becoming more accessible, the choice is not limited to its only source – the conflict is inevitable in such circumstances. And I’m not referring to the current conflict, it is quite different, political, comes not from the people. I’m talking about an internal conflict, which may be useful.
– Let’s about Godard: at the very beginning of his career, you used the nickname as his muse Anna Karina, now up to the director got. Maybe you are implying that you are the most time to shoot a movie?
– I am constantly asked about it, but I think I is not ready. When I look at directors, whose fan I am, I realize that makes them unique personal tone that can be felt in each of the film. I’m not sure that something is inside me, and it scares me. So now I will answer: “No”. But who knows, maybe in the future I’ll change my mind.
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