Darren Aronofsky Introduces His New Film 'mother!' at Deauville
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Sep 12, 2017
- 1 min read
Photograph by Mike Rosenthal
"The pain that she's feeling is the pain I wanted to capture in the film,"
Presenting his latest film, mother!, at the Deauville Film Festival, Darren Aronofsky made it clear he was keenly aware of what a difficult film he is serving up, and warned the audience in advance.
“I just want to apologize for what’s about to happen. Everyone’s laughing and really liking me right now, but you will not remember a word of this in two hours,” the director told the packed house.
He spoke about bringing The Fountain to Deauville after it had been “deeply misunderstood” in Venice, where mother! also had its world premiere, and thanked the festival for its warm reception to that earlier film. But reaction to mother! was more mixed, with muted applause and a few scattered boos from a usually very enthusiastic audience — Aronofsky is a festival favorite and was on hand to get a career honor.
He addressed the scattering of boos the film also received at a press screening in Venice. “It’s exciting to have such strong reactions,” he said. “I’m always about making films that push the edges of the comfort zone, and with that always comes the result of some people being extremely thrilled and other people having a hard time.”
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