Black Bear Director Apologetic for Putting Aubrey Plaza Through Emotional Torture on Set
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Lawrence Michael Levine felt like he pushed his cast members too hard during the filming of his passion project, a dark comedy movie starring Aubrey Plaza. Apr 26, 2021
Aubrey Plaza through some emotional torture for his labour of love movie,
In the dark comedy, the
Parks and Recreation star is filmmaker Allison, whose stay at a secluded lake house doesn t quite go according to plan - and Levine is thrilled with his leading lady s riveting performance, even though he worried about pushing her too hard.
He told HeyUGuys, Really, one of the biggest thrills of my life - and I imagine other dramatic writers as well - is seeing their work performed at the highest level.
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The indie US film-maker Lawrence Michael Levine deploys Aubrey Plaza as both muse and mouthpiece in this tense dramedy about the ethics of the artistic process. If that sounds tedious, itâs not: Levineâs playful deconstruction of tortured genius is a witty and provocative send-up of tyrannical directors, diva-ish actors and over-invested voyeurs alike.
The film is organised in two acts. The first is a play-like three-hander in which minxy actor turned writer-director Allison (Plaza) embarks on a kind of writerâs retreat in upstate New York. She rents a room in a lakeside cabin owned by Gabe and Blair (Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon), a pair of unhappy âcreativesâ whose relationship she mines for material. The second act takes place on the disastrous last day of a film shoot, repurposing the lakeside location but rejigging everyoneâs roles. This time, Gabe is the writer-director, Allison his unhappy wife and the filmâs