“For 3 hours I saw kids with popcorn in front of Oppenheimer. This is a real cinematic success!“, – says Albert Dupontel at our microphone. Met with his new feature film “The Second Tour” in theaters from Wednesday, October 25, the director shared his enthusiasm for one of the successes of the summer in cinema.
Like more than 4.4 million viewers in France, Albert Dupont saw Oppenheimer and tells us all the good things he thought of him. “This success gives me optimism. Tell a tragic story in a spectacular way.
The history of this terrible creature and at the same time the inner states of Oppenheimer.
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Especially at the end when he is cheered on by a group of students and sees what is expected of this generation. I think it’s great.
He is very good at telling us about these timelines, blinkers that are constantly changing. It’s both a real promotion of scary sci-fi adventures and a very controversial character at the end.
Downey Jr. is stunning!
He is a crazy actor. Downey Jr. is stunning! I have a 9 year old who watched a movie for 3 hours without losing concentration. (…) Nolan’s direction needs no introduction: Interstellar, Inception… I was surprised, really.“
Christopher Nolan’s approach was an inspiration to Albert Dupont, who continues: “All things considered, I find that we cover topics that people care about more than we ever imagined. If we tell them for fun, we’ve succeeded!“.
As for movie favorites, Albert Dupont tells us he also saw and liked this year’s Anatomy of the Fall, I’ll Always See Your Face, and Yannick. “I haven’t seen Barbie, but I know she did well. It’s great that people are coming back to the movies“, he concludes.
During this interview, which you can watch in its entirety in podcast format (and a video excerpt above), Albert Dupontel shares his vision for the future of cinema. Let’s wrap up this Wednesday with news of Room 999, a documentary released by Loubna Playoust.
This film continues the work done by Wim Wenders in 1982, Room 666. The purpose of this documentary is to question the future of cinema by asking the anthology of filmmakers: “Is cinema a language that is being lost, an art that is dying?“
Here is Albert Dupontel’s answer:Cinema has become one platform among others. I grew up when there were three channels and very few movies on television. It was truly an absolute haven.
I think there will always be a need to bring people together like a village festival. And then the big screen and the sound, because here too the technology has developed a lot.
I cannot predict the future. But this festive need in front of the big screen, I think that psychologically it exists in very strong people. But for all the movies that Wenders’ generation knew, the side of a small cinema with 50 seats and going to see Tarkovsky…
I’ve experienced it, it’s absolutely fascinating. But I don’t know if this movie will still exist. This is my only uncertainty about the future.”
The second round is currently showing.
Source: Allocine
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