Listener: Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Actor Presents His New Movie Starring Tessa Thompson (Westworld)

Legendary actor on camera…

Betty volunteers at the helpline. He answers calls from all kinds of people who feel lonely, desperate or worried. Whatever their problems, Betty is always on the phone to listen and comfort them.

Presented at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, The Listener is a new feature film by Steve Buscemi. Unforgettable for his legendary roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs or the Coen brothers’ Fargo, Steve Buscemi He regularly dons his director’s hat to go behind the camera on memorable projects like Animal Factory or Lonesome Jim, two feature films that stand out for the almost palpable tension and search for identity that runs through them.

Drawing on those same strengths, listeners find the tale all the more affecting and captivating because it’s so uniquely anchored in its time.

…and a rising star on the phone

By opening this nighttime helpline, the filmmaker gives voice to an invisible category of characters who have only one thing in common: their plight.

An ex-soldier suffering from insomnia, a young homeless person under the influence of a partner, a bipolar person having an attack of dementia… On topics such as depression, addiction or addictions, the filmmaker focuses on highlighting modernity. The invisible wounds of western societies to give voice to those who are usually silent through his hero.

In this painful process, Betty’s character acts as an ear for these anguished voices and becomes a real catalyst for their pain and emotion. Like the chemical element essential to a feature film, it is what allows these displays to be born and develop, creating a reaction, sometimes gentle, sometimes explosive.

And when the pain of these victims echoes her own, Betty seems to tear off the mask and reveal her own cracks, revealing herself as one of the most disturbing characters in Steve Buscemi’s cinema.

If the voice gallery includes some prominent names such as Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva), Logan Marshall Green (Spider-Man Saga) or Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), the participation of the brilliant Tessa Thompson (Westworld, Saga Thor). , Creed saga) in the role of Betty allows the listener to find all the depth thanks to the precision of her interpretation, always on the edge of emotional breakdown.

As fascinating as it is, The Listener can be seen right now on UniversCiné.