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Interview with Filmmaker Patricia Rozema


to you where to be true to the treehouse

to you where to be true to the treehouse Club pending anyone should ask you to

Club pending anyone should ask you to

Club pending anyone should ask you to join the ninth Street club I will laugh

join the ninth Street club I will laugh

join the ninth Street club I will laugh in their faces Patricia Rosemont is one

in their faces Patricia Rosemont is one

in their faces Patricia Rosemont is one of Canada’s most successful and

of Canada’s most successful and

of Canada’s most successful and recognized artists famous for works in

recognized artists famous for works in

recognized artists famous for works in which willful imagination asserts itself

which willful imagination asserts itself

which willful imagination asserts itself despite Convention and self explanation

despite Convention and self explanation

despite Convention and self explanation hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your

hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your

hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Ashley and today the chance sit

host Ashley and today the chance sit

host Ashley and today the chance sit down with the brilliant filmmaker self

down with the brilliant filmmaker self

down with the brilliant filmmaker self to talk about what it was like to work

to talk about what it was like to work

to talk about what it was like to work with an Academy nominee and her film

with an Academy nominee and her film

with an Academy nominee and her film career so Patricia can you tell us a

career so Patricia can you tell us a

career so Patricia can you tell us a little bit about your latest film the

little bit about your latest film the

little bit about your latest film the kit kittredge it’s about a little girl

kit kittredge it’s about a little girl

kit kittredge it’s about a little girl in 1934 abigail breslin whose deals with

in 1934 abigail breslin whose deals with

in 1934 abigail breslin whose deals with the depression the Great Depression of

the depression the Great Depression of

the depression the Great Depression of 1930s and Cincinnati and she has to

1930s and Cincinnati and she has to

1930s and Cincinnati and she has to confront something that many people

confront something that many people

confront something that many people around the world except wealthy

around the world except wealthy

around the world except wealthy Westerners have to face which is reduced

Westerners have to face which is reduced

Westerners have to face which is reduced circumstances like their family loses a

circumstances like their family loses a

circumstances like their family loses a car their family has no fall in their

car their family has no fall in their

car their family has no fall in their families to take in boarders it’s a

families to take in boarders it’s a

families to take in boarders it’s a family film it’s not just a kid’s film

family film it’s not just a kid’s film

family film it’s not just a kid’s film parents can go to and feel really

parents can go to and feel really

parents can go to and feel really engaged emotionally and what was it like

engaged emotionally and what was it like

engaged emotionally and what was it like working with Abigail he was such a

working with Abigail he was such a

working with Abigail he was such a versatile actress she’s very very

versatile actress she’s very very

versatile actress she’s very very thoughtful little girl and very am she’s

thoughtful little girl and very am she’s

thoughtful little girl and very am she’s a little bit dreamy in her own world

a little bit dreamy in her own world

a little bit dreamy in her own world when you sometimes when you’re giving

when you sometimes when you’re giving

when you sometimes when you’re giving her direction you’re thinking is she

her direction you’re thinking is she

her direction you’re thinking is she hearing me and then click click click

hearing me and then click click click

hearing me and then click click click click it’s all you know she’s

click it’s all you know she’s

click it’s all you know she’s registering at all and putting it in

registering at all and putting it in

registering at all and putting it in there and has a gravity sometimes it’s

there and has a gravity sometimes it’s

there and has a gravity sometimes it’s really heartbreaking sometimes you look

really heartbreaking sometimes you look

really heartbreaking sometimes you look I’d freeze on a frame while I was at any

I’d freeze on a frame while I was at any

I’d freeze on a frame while I was at any I think that girl was a thousand

I think that girl was a thousand

I think that girl was a thousand thousand years old what was like working

thousand years old what was like working

thousand years old what was like working with like a family film producing a

with like a family film producing a

with like a family film producing a family film opposed to normally your

family film opposed to normally your

family film opposed to normally your characters are very romantic the

characters are very romantic the

characters are very romantic the approach i took making a family film was

approach i took making a family film was

approach i took making a family film was not to change my start the big

not to change my start the big

not to change my start the big difference is

difference is

difference is that you’ve got a child as your central

that you’ve got a child as your central

that you’ve got a child as your central character and you don’t use words that

character and you don’t use words that

character and you don’t use words that are beyond their abilities and you don’t

are beyond their abilities and you don’t

are beyond their abilities and you don’t have sexual innuendo and you don’t scare

have sexual innuendo and you don’t scare

have sexual innuendo and you don’t scare the Wits item you know just make it

the Wits item you know just make it

the Wits item you know just make it gentle thoughtful keep the pace up keep

gentle thoughtful keep the pace up keep

gentle thoughtful keep the pace up keep it moving so you studied English

it moving so you studied English

it moving so you studied English philosophy and journalism how did you

philosophy and journalism how did you

philosophy and journalism how did you make your way into filmmaking I saw a

make your way into filmmaking I saw a

make your way into filmmaking I saw a couple of films by Ingmar Bergman he was

couple of films by Ingmar Bergman he was

couple of films by Ingmar Bergman he was a Swedish filmmaker who was a real poet

a Swedish filmmaker who was a real poet

a Swedish filmmaker who was a real poet and it wasn’t just about telling that

and it wasn’t just about telling that

and it wasn’t just about telling that snappy story and hooking me early it was

snappy story and hooking me early it was

snappy story and hooking me early it was it’s like a poem and it’s like a dream

it’s like a poem and it’s like a dream

it’s like a poem and it’s like a dream when it’s and I was immediately

when it’s and I was immediately

when it’s and I was immediately attracted to somebody who could talk in

attracted to somebody who could talk in

attracted to somebody who could talk in such a different line which is like a

such a different line which is like a

such a different line which is like a type of music you’d never I’d never

type of music you’d never I’d never

type of music you’d never I’d never heard before I tend to think if you’re

heard before I tend to think if you’re

heard before I tend to think if you’re focused on the technology you are

focused on the technology you are

focused on the technology you are missing the point that the technology is

missing the point that the technology is

missing the point that the technology is a pencil you can write whatever you want

a pencil you can write whatever you want

a pencil you can write whatever you want with that pencil it’s funny that you get

with that pencil it’s funny that you get

with that pencil it’s funny that you get into family films what do you ever want

into family films what do you ever want

into family films what do you ever want to do a comedy a horror I am interested

to do a comedy a horror I am interested

to do a comedy a horror I am interested in surprising myself and staying alive

in surprising myself and staying alive

in surprising myself and staying alive all the time I only choose projects that

all the time I only choose projects that

all the time I only choose projects that I think oh that would be an interesting

I think oh that would be an interesting

I think oh that would be an interesting challenge do I think I think I could do

challenge do I think I think I could do

challenge do I think I think I could do that would be exciting too but this and

that would be exciting too but this and

that would be exciting too but this and this together do that thank you so much

this together do that thank you so much

this together do that thank you so much what’s next something beautiful

what’s next something beautiful

what’s next something beautiful something low blow your mind

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