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01:00...share a profound symbiotic relationship, I'd say, that is based on mutual trust, respect and genuine affection.
01:11They have a very strong connection. They almost seem to be able to read each other's minds at times.
01:16It's interesting because it doesn't settle itself in any particular moment.
01:21Either we can find some resemblances to events or periods in the past or in the future.
01:28I'd never been to Athens. More than anything, landing here, walking around, driving around,
01:34you really saw the movie come to life without even, you know, shooting that day.
01:39You could really see what the potential of this town had.
01:42I'm attracted by that which is out of the ordinary.
01:47That which stretches the boundaries of the imagination of art, of mundane reality.
01:54That's what attracts me to David's work.
01:57But what particularly attracts me to work with David is that what he does is different from what anybody else will do.
02:08Each project for me is a separate thing.
02:10And I know that there will be connections amongst the films, whether I've written them myself, whether they're an adaptation that sometimes happens, or a novel.
02:18I know that because I'm interested enough to turn it into a movie, which is a huge endeavor and takes a lot of time and will and energy,
02:27that there will be connections amongst these that have to do with my sensibility.
02:31Because David and I have worked together for such a long time, I think we have kind of a shorthand.
02:36He surprises me sometimes, but most of the time I usually know what he likes and doesn't like.
02:41This will be my fourth movie with him.
02:43He's one of the world's most uniquely gifted filmmakers, but he hasn't made a movie in eight years.
02:51So I just wanted to help him in any way I could to be able to make this one.
02:56He seems in great form, really full of energy, which is, again, astonishing given the conditions,
03:03given how hot it is here, given how strenuous the project is.
03:09It's a big project.
03:10It's very ambitious.
03:11He keeps calm.
03:12He's always supportive.
03:14So he's a joy to work with.
03:16Yeah, it meant a lot to me because for me, he's such an iconic director.
03:21He's like a star.
03:22I'm also, I was really happy to meet the man.
03:25He's so gentle.
03:27I knew that he had a very specific idea of what he wanted the girl to look like, but
03:31he gave me so much room to sort of like have whatever feelings I wanted to have about it.
03:36It's very helpful to not feel like the director is controlling every moment, everything.
03:40You can sort of let things fly and he's not going to slap you down.
03:44And that's always, always feels good as an actor.
03:46He's always trying to push the boundaries of what cinema can be and what audience expectations,
03:52even of a Cronenberg film, can be.
03:53It's been a very special experience working with David.
03:57There's something about it that's like surreal and then also the word that keeps coming into
04:01my head is extraordinary.
04:03The narrative of the film surfaces a conflict that reflects back on our society.
04:09This restless search for progress and on the other hand, resistance to it.
04:15And I think both sides draw us into the most inhuman and dark places.
04:20And I think that that's why this movie is so relevant and powerful.
04:26I have often said that philosophically I'm an existentialist.
04:30I mean, I really think of myself that way.
04:32And part of the understanding that existentialism gives you as a philosophy is that we are constantly
04:40referring things to the future.
04:42We're constantly looking to the future.
04:45We'll see you next time.
04:46Thank you.
04:46Bye bye bye.
04:53Bye bye.
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