It could have been less than a week since Harry Styles was in Venice for a chat do not worry dear (and, as he later joked, “spits on Chris Pine”), but on Sunday the rising musician and movie star sat down in Toronto to discuss an entirely different but equally witty project in which he stars.
my policeFrom director Michael Grange and bowing at TIFF on Sunday night, Stiles plays Tom, a police officer in 1950s England who develops feelings for museum curator Patrick (David Dawson). Though they keep their relationship a secret due to the repressive laws of the time, Tom marries local school teacher Marion (Emma Corinne), whose jealousy has devastating consequences. Entering the 1990s, the trio (Linus Roach, Rupert Everett and Gina McKee, respectively) are still reeling from regrets but trying to undo the damage done 40 years earlier.
Interestingly, for someone who clearly fits both pop stardom and a burgeoning film career into his busy schedule, one of Styles’ biggest lessons from the film was how he tackled the concept of people not getting the most out of their lives.
“To me, the reason the story is so compelling is that ultimately the whole story is about wasted time, and I think wasted time is the most blunt thing,” he told a news conference hours earlier. my policeWorld Premiere.
“Because that’s the one thing we can’t control,” he continued. “It’s the one thing that can’t be taken away. And I think the one thing I think is important, no matter what kind of life you’ve lived, is when you think about the time you’ve spent with the people you love.”
Stiles added that the film’s themes – “love and freedom and the pursuit of those things” – were “incredibly timeless” and said he was drawn to the fact that people could see a part of themselves in each character.
“I think the most beautiful thing about the story is that all the characters have really good qualities, and they also have some flaws that we hope we don’t have, but as human beings, we all do,” he said. “And I think at different points in the story, you will be able to see parts of yourself and sometimes maybe not your favorite parts in different characters. And I think that’s why it resonated with me so much.”
speaking before the hollywood reporterDirector Grange said he thought Steele, like himself, was drawn to the “political aspect”. my policeAs a gay man born at the time he describes, the theater director, who is making his second film appearance, said he has an unfortunate shock in today’s world, where the achievements of the 1950s are threatened. .
“For the first time in my life, I think I’m fragile again. And I think it’s going to alert people, hopefully even educate people, and certainly remind people that if you allow yourself to be fragile and back off, that’s where you’re going to end up. You get to a place where people cannot be themselves and cannot be free.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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