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Olivia Wilde made her feature film directorial debut with “Booksmart,” a coming-of-age comedy film filled with bold and powerful energy, and swept numerous film awards in her directorial debut.
World Premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Monday, September 5.
The film, with its hilarious and fresh storyline and high tension, has been highly acclaimed by critics as a “revolution in coming-of-age comedy films,” and there are high expectations for Olivia Wilde to become one of Hollywood’s leading filmmakers in the future. Olivia Wilde’s long-awaited second feature film as a director, “Don’t Worry Darling,” a captivating utopian thriller starring Florence Pugh (“Midsummer”), will be released in Japan on November 11, 2012 (Friday). Don’t Worry Darling” will be released in Japan on Friday, November 11!
The world premiere of the film was held at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday, September 6 (Japan time) [local time] (Monday, September 5). The film was invited to the Out of Competition section of the festival, and its star-studded cast, including Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, and Chris Pine, as well as director Olivia Wilde, appeared on the red carpet!
When it was recently announced that the film would be released in Japan, there were many comments on social networking sites, such as “Oh no, I’m so excited! I’m so glad that Don’t Worry Darling will be released in Japan. I’m going because it stars Florence Pugh. The film has already been receiving a lot of anticipation from fans looking forward to the release of the film.
On the day of the film’s unveiling, the director, Olivia Wilde, appeared on the red carpet looking glamorous in a yellow dress. Florence Pugh, who plays Alice, charmed the audience in a chic black dress adorned with sequins.
Harry Styles, who played Jack, Alice’s husband, appeared in a formal blue suit and did not miss a beat in serving his fans who gathered at the venue. When Florence and Harry Styles appeared on the red carpet, the audience called out for Florence and Harry, respectively, indicating the high expectations of the audience. In addition, the gorgeous cast representing Hollywood, including Chris Pine and Gemma Chan, proudly gathered on the red carpet in Venice.
The venue where the film was unveiled was packed to overflowing, as it is the second feature film by Olivia Wilde, director of the critically acclaimed previous film “Book Smart: The Party Debut on the Eve of Graduation. The film received a five-minute standing ovation after the screening and was universally acclaimed as “Olivia Wilde’s most ambitious film to date,” “a bold, twisted, and visually stunning psychological thriller,” and “a perfect example of Florence Pugh’s outstanding performance and extraordinary craftsmanship. There were endless comments of praise for the film, which has been recognized around the world.
Before the screening of the film, a press conference was held for the journalists gathered in Venice, attended by the director Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan. The film is a utopian thriller depicting “eerie phenomena” that occur to Alice, who lives without inconvenience in a town where she is guaranteed a perfect life. The madness that gradually spreads through the beautifully landscaped city deceives and engulfs the viewer. At the press conference, questions were first posed to the director, Olivia, about the film’s worldview. Olivia said that she and screenwriter Katie Silverman, with whom she has worked on the previous film, put the film together and that “this film touches on the dangers of nostalgia. The film is all about metaphor, and the city is both beautiful and wicked, and we intentionally made it that way. I also wanted to include a message for women and mention how they can control themselves, and this thought was a great motivation for me to make this film,” she said.
As for the lead actress, Florence Pugh, who was unable to attend, she said, “Florence is a truly powerful and wonderful actress. I am so happy to be able to congratulate her for her wonderful performance tonight,” he said, paying the utmost compliment to the lead actress.
Harry Styles, who took on his first bookish acting role since “Dunkirk,” commented on acting in a realistic yet fantastical world, “It was so much fun to play in a world far from the one I live in, a perfect world where nothing is missing, where I get to drive cool cars and have cool stuff. It was a lot of fun. It was a very realistic performance all the way through, because they made sure to create every detail on the side. In that sense, I didn’t feel like I was performing, and I was saved by the world you created for me,” he commented. In response to a question about the difference between music and acting, he said, “In many ways, music and acting are opposites. In many ways, music and acting are opposites. Making music is a personal and individual work, whereas in acting, you are playing someone who is not you, so you can explore from a different angle. I never know what will happen next, and it is a joy of the unknown.” He also expressed his thoughts on his work as an actor, saying to his fans, “Thanks to the many people around me who have supported me, I am able to be myself and do what I want to express. It is all thanks to the fans who have supported me. I want to give back to my fans by providing them with a place where they can live their lives as they are, just as I do! he said, spinning words of gratitude to the fans who have supported him over the years. Chris Pine, who played Frank, the enigmatic figure who runs the perfect town where Alice and her friends live, commented on his role, “When I played Frank, I was conscious of my use of language. Leaders use words as weapons, so I was conscious of what kind of words he would use while discussing it with Olivia and Katie,” he commented.
The film is a completely new worldview, a “utopian thriller” with unpredictable twists and turns, and a mixture of fear and desire. Once you enter, you can’t get out, so be sure to keep your eyes on “Don’t Worry Darling,” a utopian thriller of disillusionment!
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