Interview (2007/I)

Director:

Steve Buscemi

Writers:

Steve Buscemi (screenplay)
Theodor Holman (original screenplay)

Release Date:

10 May 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Everything you say can and will be used against you

Plot:

After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Wound | Secret | Loft | Journalist

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Steve Buscemi	...	Pierre Peders
Sienna Miller	...	Katya
Michael Buscemi	...	Robert Peders
Tara Elders	...	Maggie
David Schechter	...	Maitre'd
Molly Griffith	...	Waitress
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Woman at Restaurant
James Villemaire	...	Man at Restaurant
Jackson Loo	...	Fan at Restaurant
Craig muMs Grant	...	Cab Driver (as muMs)
Doc Dougherty	...	Truck Driver
Donna Hanover	...	Commentator
Wayne Wilcox	...	Hunky Actor
Danny Schechter	...	Political Pundit
Philippe Vonlanthen	...	Autograph Seeker #1

Also Known As:

Untitled Steve Buscemi Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA | Canada | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:Unrated | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Taiwan:R-18 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Cinemavault Releasing

Trivia:

The brother of Pierre (the Steve Buscemi's character) is played by Michael Buscemi, Steve's real-life brother.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Katya's wireless microphone rig is clearly visible as a rectangular bulge just below the small of her back in several scenes soon after they go to her apartment.

Quotes:

Katya: Do you like fishnet stockings, Pierre? Wait. Let me rephrase. Why do you think it is that men like fishnet stockings so much?
Pierre Peders: They look good on women.
Katya: Fishnet stockings are a net, and the woman is imprisoned in this net like a fish. Do you get it?
Pierre Peders: Yeah, and what about high heels?
Katya: Well, high heels make walking very, very difficult. So you see, nothing would be more attractive to a man than a woman wearing fishnet stockings and high heels because she has trouble walking and she's imprisoned within this net and therefore he thinks she's easy prey. I know everything.

Movie Connections:

References Basic Instinct (1992)

Soundtrack:

Kiss

Interview

This movie was originally made in Netherlands (2002) by a Dutch Director Theo Van Gogh. As I am staying in Amsterdam, that know-how interested me and on top of that I have a liking for Steve Buscemi (obviously after seeing Fargo).

This is a story of a political journalist Pierre Peters (Steve) who is given a job to interview a B-grade movie celebrity Katya (Sienna Millers). They meet each other at a restaurant, dislike each other instantly, part their ways and immediately bump into each other again to land up in Katya's spacious flat. The remaining story unfolds with each of them trying to outsmart the other by being witty. There is a final twist in the movie that makes the viewers satisfy.

Both the characters are complex, especially of Katya – and I should say that even though Sienna Millers has tried her best and acted well too, still her character remains un-defined and shallow. This is the major slack in the scripting. Steve is wonderful and decent in this role. This is a special kind of cinema – mostly experimental – where the camera revolves around two characters in a room. But obviously Steve would have found the original movie so inspirational that he took the challenge to Amercianise it – with him on the driving seat as Director and Lead Actor.

Good movie, especially if you are of a kind you are a risk-taking movie goer, and open to different kind and genre of cinema.

(Stars: 6.5 out of 10)