Natalie Portman: this director who changed her life

Natalie Portman: this important meeting for the actress

We no longer count the important roles that Natalie Portmansince its revelation in Lion (1994). The actress had the opportunity to work with great directors, such as Michael Mann, Tim Burton, Wong Kar-wai, Terrence Malick and Pablo Larrain. And the public will always remember her for this the prelogy Star Warsas well as for his performance in Black Swan (2010) which earned him an Oscar for best actress.

Obviously one might think that the actress owes everything to Luc Besson who had her filmed for the first time. In a way it is. But it’s not necessarily the collaboration that Natalie Portman would call the most important to her today. This is precisely the question posed by Paul Mescal to the actress during an exchange Actors on actors organized by Variety.

During this exchange, the actor proposed to Natalie Portman if a director had changed the course of his life, both from a creative and personal point of view. And the actress did not hesitate to pay homage to him Mike Nichols who directed her Closer, between consenting adults (2004). A romantic drama in which two couples cross paths, bond and separate. Natalie Portman plays Alice, alongside Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Clive Owen.

Mike Nichols’ impact on his work

Natalie Portman is therefore convinced of this Closer it was a real turning point in his career because Mike Nichols was an important person to her, as a director, but also from a human point of view. In particular, he had a real influence about her work as an actressgiving him advice, or providing him with a particular vocal coach.

He was the first to tell me about my preparation. He said for example that we can see the difference between the old generation and the new. Because young people come and expect the magic to happen. While the seniors come with real preparation. They do everything in advance. He also told me that in order to do what I do, I needed to take an hour out of my day to just sit and stare at a wall to rest my brain.

Valuable advice for the actress. But also for her person, given that Natalie Portman says it after Mike Nichols expressed his opinion on the people she should go out with.

He was truly a mentor. I later realized that he had done this with many people. And this made me understand, over time, that this was what I wanted to do too, bring something to young people.

Moreover Closerdirected among others by Mike Nichols The winner (1967), Working girl (1988) or even War according to Charlie Wilson (2007), his latest film. The director died on November 19, 2014 at the age of 83.

The entire interview organized by Variety can be discovered below:

Source: Cine Serie

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