I was told that this film was un-distributable.
I was told that no one would come out and see it.
I was told the film wouldnt work.
Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media
like, lets support them; lets prop them up.
No one was asking for a three-and-a-half-hour film about a mid-century designer on 70 mm [film].
It also received a nod for Best Score, helmed by Daniel Blumberg.
That moment was always in the script, she said.
And it was cathartic to write it because its so operatic.
But it had to be operatic.
It had to be horrific.