hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with accomplished director Jim Donovan
with accomplished director Jim Donovan
with accomplished director Jim Donovan about his latest film tosses off its
about his latest film tosses off its
about his latest film tosses off its three parallel stories you’ve got two
three parallel stories you’ve got two
three parallel stories you’ve got two couples at the opposite spectrums of
couples at the opposite spectrums of
couples at the opposite spectrums of life one they’re in their mid-30s the
life one they’re in their mid-30s the
life one they’re in their mid-30s the guys like a successful ad agency guy
guys like a successful ad agency guy
guys like a successful ad agency guy lots of money the girl is like a model
lots of money the girl is like a model
lots of money the girl is like a model wannabe actress she becomes unexpectedly
wannabe actress she becomes unexpectedly
wannabe actress she becomes unexpectedly pregnant so it kind of throws a
pregnant so it kind of throws a
pregnant so it kind of throws a curveball in their relationships
curveball in their relationships
curveball in their relationships published by me not my pools and far
published by me not my pools and far
published by me not my pools and far apart of the classic within like a yeah
apart of the classic within like a yeah
apart of the classic within like a yeah but the opposite end you’ve got another
but the opposite end you’ve got another
but the opposite end you’ve got another couple who were living on the streets of
couple who were living on the streets of
couple who were living on the streets of Montreal squeegee kids they’re living in
Montreal squeegee kids they’re living in
Montreal squeegee kids they’re living in a squat they don’t have any money they
a squat they don’t have any money they
a squat they don’t have any money they have a kind of a strange relationship
have a kind of a strange relationship
have a kind of a strange relationship he’s a bit aggressive and she’s freshly
he’s a bit aggressive and she’s freshly
he’s a bit aggressive and she’s freshly in too much all she becomes unexpectedly
in too much all she becomes unexpectedly
in too much all she becomes unexpectedly pregnant so that’s kind of the link
pregnant so that’s kind of the link
pregnant so that’s kind of the link between the two it’s good news is I got
between the two it’s good news is I got
between the two it’s good news is I got it on him then there’s a third story
it on him then there’s a third story
it on him then there’s a third story about this guy who comes to montreal
about this guy who comes to montreal
about this guy who comes to montreal from calgary he’s seeking revenge he
from calgary he’s seeking revenge he
from calgary he’s seeking revenge he wants to find the killer of his only
wants to find the killer of his only
wants to find the killer of his only daughter and he wants to kill him
daughter and he wants to kill him
daughter and he wants to kill him there’s secret relationships between the
there’s secret relationships between the
there’s secret relationships between the characters that the audience discovers
characters that the audience discovers
characters that the audience discovers along the way and these stories kind of
along the way and these stories kind of
along the way and these stories kind of converge on a story sense and also on
converge on a story sense and also on
converge on a story sense and also on automatic level you know life death
automatic level you know life death
automatic level you know life death destiny that kind of thing how had your
destiny that kind of thing how had your
destiny that kind of thing how had your work evolved from your first film pure
work evolved from your first film pure
work evolved from your first film pure to this film pure was really an intense
to this film pure was really an intense
to this film pure was really an intense experience you know it was like the end
experience you know it was like the end
experience you know it was like the end of the millennium the idea for the film
of the millennium the idea for the film
of the millennium the idea for the film came and all this euphoria and it was
came and all this euphoria and it was
came and all this euphoria and it was all about yes it’s very loose oh my god
all about yes it’s very loose oh my god
all about yes it’s very loose oh my god you’re like a crazy I mean pure was a
you’re like a crazy I mean pure was a
you’re like a crazy I mean pure was a very funky movie and I did it with a
very funky movie and I did it with a
very funky movie and I did it with a good friend of mine Eugene Garcia who
good friend of mine Eugene Garcia who
good friend of mine Eugene Garcia who wrote the script and another good friend
wrote the script and another good friend
wrote the script and another good friend Marcel’s you who produced it and I mean
Marcel’s you who produced it and I mean
Marcel’s you who produced it and I mean I think it was a lot lighter for me
I think it was a lot lighter for me
I think it was a lot lighter for me after that since I had been involved
after that since I had been involved
after that since I had been involved creatively with pure more intensely than
creatively with pure more intensely than
creatively with pure more intensely than in television I sort of wanted to do
in television I sort of wanted to do
in television I sort of wanted to do something that I had more sort of my
something that I had more sort of my
something that I had more sort of my hand in creating so the evolution is
hand in creating so the evolution is
hand in creating so the evolution is actually writing it from scratch
actually writing it from scratch
actually writing it from scratch creating characters finding inspiration
creating characters finding inspiration
creating characters finding inspiration directly inside yourself twice ozone is
directly inside yourself twice ozone is
directly inside yourself twice ozone is in French what made you choose to work
in French what made you choose to work
in French what made you choose to work in that language well actually twice as
in that language well actually twice as
in that language well actually twice as i was in French English and Italian
i was in French English and Italian
i was in French English and Italian so it switches I’m bilingual but my
so it switches I’m bilingual but my
so it switches I’m bilingual but my mother tongue is French and I live in
mother tongue is French and I live in
mother tongue is French and I live in montreal and I had never really worked
montreal and I had never really worked
montreal and I had never really worked here in French except for you know the
here in French except for you know the
here in French except for you know the odd commercial music videos I was going
odd commercial music videos I was going
odd commercial music videos I was going back to some part of me some of my roots
back to some part of me some of my roots
back to some part of me some of my roots I also enjoyed the fact that in certain
I also enjoyed the fact that in certain
I also enjoyed the fact that in certain scenes it switches between French and
scenes it switches between French and
scenes it switches between French and English and that’s very that’s very much
English and that’s very that’s very much
English and that’s very that’s very much about Montreal and about here we are you
about Montreal and about here we are you
about Montreal and about here we are you from natwest how twist goodbye ah heck
from natwest how twist goodbye ah heck
from natwest how twist goodbye ah heck of AI cash fun how do your personal
of AI cash fun how do your personal
of AI cash fun how do your personal experiences affect your work I get the
experiences affect your work I get the
experiences affect your work I get the feeling that most most of the good work
feeling that most most of the good work
feeling that most most of the good work in cinema happens when you do have a
in cinema happens when you do have a
in cinema happens when you do have a personal connection to the material when
personal connection to the material when
personal connection to the material when I started writing tuas says oh I was a
I started writing tuas says oh I was a
I started writing tuas says oh I was a new father somehow it changes our life
new father somehow it changes our life
new father somehow it changes our life completely you know and the character
completely you know and the character
completely you know and the character for Decker who’s seeking revenge comes
for Decker who’s seeking revenge comes
for Decker who’s seeking revenge comes from I was shooting a documentary in
from I was shooting a documentary in
from I was shooting a documentary in England and i met this gentleman who had
England and i met this gentleman who had
England and i met this gentleman who had lost his son in an air crash and you
lost his son in an air crash and you
lost his son in an air crash and you could tell that it had damaged his life
could tell that it had damaged his life
could tell that it had damaged his life forever you couldn’t ask him a question
forever you couldn’t ask him a question
forever you couldn’t ask him a question about that and then expect to interrupt
about that and then expect to interrupt
about that and then expect to interrupt him he would go on for 40 minutes
him he would go on for 40 minutes
him he would go on for 40 minutes without stopping it was a very difficult
without stopping it was a very difficult
without stopping it was a very difficult interview for me and wound up haunting
interview for me and wound up haunting
interview for me and wound up haunting me for a while I just had to come out
me for a while I just had to come out
me for a while I just had to come out because it was about a father who’d lost
because it was about a father who’d lost
because it was about a father who’d lost his son you know smile at me last dying
his son you know smile at me last dying
his son you know smile at me last dying moments we’re gonna be laughing you
moments we’re gonna be laughing you
moments we’re gonna be laughing you lucky son of a bitch I think it made me
lucky son of a bitch I think it made me
lucky son of a bitch I think it made me gravitate towards the material into our
gravitate towards the material into our
gravitate towards the material into our says oh there’s all these things going
says oh there’s all these things going
says oh there’s all these things going on in your mind you know that are new
on in your mind you know that are new
on in your mind you know that are new thank you very much you’re welcome
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