The cult director of the eighties and nineties, Adrian Line, returns with “Deep Waters,” a film in which he combines Ben Affleck and Anna de Armas. After 20 years of absence, the film director reveals his recipe for success. Შ Meeting.
His name is probably not as outrageous as Steven Spielberg or Brian de Palma. However, Adrian Lynn significantly noted the Hollywood of the eighties. He is responsible for several of the successes that have shaken it this decade and the next. His specialty? Couples in crisis, betrayal and jealousy, always with a touch of eroticism.
Following the educational story shot by Jodie Foster, a dance film that has become an eternal and stunning drama with Kim Bessinger and Mickey Rourke, the filmmaker imposes his trademark. Together with Liaison Fatale, she performed one of the 1987 hits and won six Oscar nominations. This story of sick obsessions is popularizing the sub-genre of erotic thriller in the general public.
In 2002, he filmed Infidèle, the fate of a married woman who allows herself to have an affair with a young man. For this film, Diane Lane receives an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. The filmmaker’s career continues to speak to the public, but he stands back 20 years. Deep Waters is back. Times have changed, but Adrian Line continues to work on his obsession, as in the good old days.
AlloCiné: Threatened marriages have always been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for you. How do you explain this passion?
Adrian Lin: I have always been more attracted to intimate than grand epics. I can enjoy a movie like this Duna Where Matrix, But that’s not what I want to do. I prefer stories where the viewer can slip under the skin of the actors to live in them vicariously.
You will be back after a long absence Deep waters. What motivated your desire to bring this story to the screen?
I liked the novel, even if it was a little different. This is a story about a man who is no longer sexually attracted to his wife and can not stand her going elsewhere. He destroys his loved ones and finally kills him. So I changed this third act slightly so that there was a kind of complicity between them.
For example, at the beginning of the movie, when they are at a party, the husband goes to the window and sees his wife in the arms of another man. Kiss her, look at her and know that her companion is watching her. Instead of being worried, he goes on. It seemed interesting to me. This sequence reflects the uncertainty of their relationship.
On the set, Anna de Armas was telling me:I will be hated! I will be hated!“And I think so, but it does not hurt to hate you. Her character is not gentle, but the challenge was to create a distorted love story.
Directed by Adrian Lane and Ben Affleck on the set of “Deep Waters.”
When we talk about your movie, the words “controversy” and “controversy” are never far off. Do you like the idea of causing spectator annoyance?
I like it when the film provokes debate, discussion and when people disagree. I think it is important that they do not forget your movie after dinner. That’s what I’ve always tried to do.
After TraitorIn 2002, the film industry changed a lot. Is it more difficult today to edit a movie on taboo topics as it happens? Deep waters ?
I think it was always difficult. Maybe a little more now. Studios want to correct, simplify, and separate items from the small details according to the script. However, there are always details that make it more interesting.
Deep waters It’s the hardest project I’ve ever done. Which is difficult to assemble. Also, I spend a lot of time editing my films. It is necessary to separate from the superfluous in order for the film to be laconic, without losing its essence. Very difficult. Because of the pandemic I did it remotely, which was exciting. I have never done this before.
Michael Douglas and Glenn Close “Fatal Liaison”, Adrian Line’s biggest hit.
Did you change anything along the way?
I shot the film digitally, which scared me a bit because I was always filming but I liked it. I even preferred it because there was more spontaneity. The stage lighting did not take much time, it was one hour instead of four. I could use natural light and add a few things.
Many of your films have become classics. Some will even be adapted into mini-series, e.g. Flash dance And Fatal linkE. How do you handle the public and industry interest in your business after so many years?
If so, I’m excited. Fatal connection, This is specific. The film even entered the term in everyday language “Rabbit Boiler“- with reference to the key stage – which has become an expression. But that was great news. I remember being in France, at my home in Provence. I was reading the script and could not turn the page.
If you fail the script, this is often a good sign. I sat down the stairs and went to wake my wife. I told : “If I do not spoil this movie, maybe I want a big hit. ” Maybe I just have a nose because of what the public cares about (He smiles). I just do what I want to do and what fascinates me.
Interview by Thomas Desrosch, Paris, March 3, 2022.
Video written by Thomas Desroches and edited by Constantius Matthews.
Deep waters Available on Amazon Prime Video.
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