Michael & Alicia Fassbender ~ A Loving Couple Thread

[August_Lee]

Thanks to everyone for updating the thread!
It's premiering on Tuesday:

I tried looking on the Cannes site but couldn't seem to navigate it lol . Thanks so much .

Also, thanks for the poster too.

 

[Annawakes]

She is so gorgeous; I hope she doesn’t change her face too much.

 

[Caroline-Mathilda]

She just had a baby. That’s the change in her face.

 

[JaneWT]

I hope we get some proper premiere pictures on Tuesday. I suppose it will be too much to ask that Michael is there as well (though perhaps he will attend and they’ll enter separately, as they have done before?), but some lovely red carpet pics would be very welcome.

 

[Tivo]

I don’t see a nose job

 

[LibbyRuth]

I hope we get some proper premiere pictures on Tuesday. I suppose it will be too much to ask that Michael is there as well (though perhaps he will attend and they’ll enter separately, as they have done before?), but some lovely red carpet pics would be very welcome.

Isn't Cannes generally cast only for red carpet? I remember several years ago it being frowned upon that Amal joined George Clooney on the red carpet for one of his films.

 

[JaneWT]

Isn't Cannes generally cast only for red carpet?

No - lots of other halves have walked the Cannes red carpet.

 

[Morgane]

I don't know if they will do just a photo call or there will be a proper red carpet, but I don't expect to see him with Alicia,even if he will accompany her.

 

[August_Lee]

Blue Bayou as seen by Justin Chon

With Blue Bayou, director and actor Justin Chon, who first rose to fame in the Twilight saga, reflects on the promises inherent to the American dream, exposing the difficulties underpinning integration and equal rights for all. The filmmaker stars in the film alongside Alicia Vikander, playing Antonio LeBlanc, a Korean-American whose past catches up with him when he finds out that he may be deported from the country he has always called home.

What inspired you to begin work on this film?

I read a few articles about international adoptees who were brought to the U.S. as children by American citizens, raised as Americans, and who were about to be deported. The injustice of these deportations made me feel extremely emotional. I felt their stories needed to be told.


What was your working method and the atmosphere like on set?
I am a very collaborative filmmaker. I come prepared, but I am always ready to throw it all away for what is being created in the moment. I love ideas that come from all the craftspeople on my team.


Can you tell us a few words about your actors?
All my actors are incredible. Alicia Vikander is a true professional, an actor who cares deeply about one thing: the work. Mark O’Brien is a chameleon, unrecognisable from role to role. Emory Cohen is an artist who has ideas for days. Linh-Dan Pham is so soulful. And Sydney Kowalske is a treasure just waiting to be found.


What did you learn over the course of making this film?
The main lesson I learned is that it truly is possible to collaborate with people in making an intense film, while also having love for one another during the process.


What inspired you to become a filmmaker? What were the sources of your inspiration?
As an Asian-American filmmaker, I strive to show empathy for my community. Humanity’s capacity for love inspires me, and I want to show how we can all peacefully co-exist on this earth.


Can you tell us about your next project?
My next project is about a rapper in the midst of a break up with his father who happens to be his manager.

Source: Cannes

 

[LibbyRuth]

No - lots of other halves have walked the Cannes red carpet.

When I went looking for pictures, I pretty much had to go back to the 60s and 70s except for films where a couple starred together.

 

[Morgane]

I guess we can close the conversation because,sadly, Alicia isn't even there..
She's filming Irma Vep in Paris, so I think she couldn't leave.

 

[Morgane]

 

[Morgane]

 

[Morgane]

From letterboxd:

This movie made me cry. At Cannes too, how embarrassing! It's been a while since a movie has emotionally exhausted me this much.

It's a beautiful story, a flawed one sure, but clearly told with a purpose. It's a real tearjerker, designed to make you cry, and while I usually don't really like movies that they to play with your heart, I guess this one really did it for me?

It was a bit too two-dimensional at times is its biggest flaw, I suppose. Hits a bit too many familiar beats. But in the moment I didn't really care about that!

Watch this, not just for the movie, but what it tries to make you aware of. A sad story that's unfortunately all too relatable for thousands of people.

We clapped for what felt like nearly 10 minutes! Kind of crazy I guess, but I gladly clapped with them. Some of the cast got emotional too. Happy for them. Hope this movie succeeds.

This is cinema of empathy.

This is the impression I get from the trailer.

 

[August_Lee]

After watching the trailer of Blue Bayou, yes it seems like a tearjerker. Regardless, I can't wait to watch it. She has so many movies coming out this year, I or more like 'us' have a lot to watch lol.