![]() ![]() ![]() We were talking about high school, and he said, "You know, I know I went through a lot of drama in my 20s, but I kinda don't remember what I was so upset about. It translates really well into the class system in high school and the power dynamics there. Bit.Īctually, Emma really is a high school story. I definitely don't still carry the scars from kindergarten all the way through high school. I was bullied and I was a total nerd, and I was very loved at home. That's always where things start to go downhill. ![]() I didn't realize how much other people suffered that until I left, until I went into the school system. So yeah, I didn't grow up with the whole "girls do this, guys do that," thing. But they didn't also rebel just to be rebellious. ![]() My parents raised me and protected me, but I was also a roommate, you know? They were not interested in following the traditional route. My parents were hippies before there was a word for it. I was born in Woodstock, in a log cabin in the woods, but I was raised in L.A. I think the idea of this freedom from social norms that really shines through in this movie, would you say that comes from your upbringing in upstate New York? I don't think it's exclusively female.ĭefinitely. Everyone's had a crush on someone who was a friend at some point. And Reality Bites, that's totally it, Winona and Ethan Hawke have that same dynamic. They're like, "Oh God, I just realized, I think they're hot!" And they're like, "Well, what would have happened if I'd worked up the nerve to kiss that person?" That's why When Harry Met Sally comes out of, Knightley and Emma's relationship. There's a lot of men who love this story! And that's because almost everyone has fallen in love with their best friend, or the person they argue with the most. I'm thinking of, like, The Powerpuff Girls, which was marketed as a "girl" show, which upset the creator, who wanted the show to appeal to anybody regardless of age or gender. The hubris of youth and how foolish everyone is when they fall in love. A lot of the musicians I spent many years on the road with and giving advice about love and hearing about how they had a panic attack right before they told someone they loved them. For me, it's just like, the male characters in this movie were really important to me. I've lived in many worlds and I'm comfortable in many worlds. But I've also lived on the road with bands as a rock photographer. And my taste isn't exclusive to what women like, but I love girly things. I wasn't raised to separate men and women as much. Maybe because I kinda dress like a boy, I'm kinda like a girl, I'm kinda like a boy. Yeah, I feel a responsibility to any great story. So, do you feel a responsibility being part of a movie that's ostensibly "by women, for women," but also can be seen and enjoyed by anyone with good taste? Now, with Emma, it's right there in the title! Written by a woman, directed by a woman, and starring a woman in the title role. Oh yeah, it's up there! But the movie industry, especially in that action space, getting to talk to a woman director, a woman star, and a woman producer. Die Hard is the best Christmas film ever made. I recently did an interview with some of the people who made The Rhythm Section, a new action movie that just came out. I didn't even think about the "key demographic." I just tried to tell a story that would appeal to me and service the book. Even though I guess I'm not in the "core demographic," or whatever. She also shares some brief stories from her youth and time on the road, and discusses her unique approach to tackling some of the iconic and unique fashion and style trends of the era and adapting them for the film.įirst of all, I loved your movie. Interspersed with her musings on the film, de Wilde talks about some of her passions and approach to life, as well as her inspiring trajectory in show business. Emma marks de Wilde's feature directorial debut, though the artist is well known for her decades-long career as a beloved photographer of various subjects, most notably in the realm of rock and roll music. While promoting the theatrical release of Emma., director Autumn de Wilde spoke to Screen Rant about her work on the film. Now, a new version of the story is making its way to the big screen in the form of Emma., starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the meddlesome, if well-meaning, title character. The timeless story of the "handsome, clever, and rich" wannabe matchmaker and her misadventures with the social and romantic lives of her friends has been adapted to film and television many times over the years, most notably with 1995's Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, and 1996's Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. ![]()
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