The Paris Review Interviews

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The Paris Review Interviews | Philip Gourevitch

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The Paris Review Interviews | Philip Gourevitch

I was about to say, "Why is there no Billy Wilder biopic?!" but I googled it to make sure I hadn't overlooked one. It looks like there is one to be released starting Christoph Waltz as Wilder, based on a Jonathan Coe book!

vivastory I mean, Billy Wilder AND Peter Lorre were roommates? I can't wrap my head around that. 2y

Billypar Now I'm just picturing various Peter Lorre introductions to the apartment in that wonderful voice of his. E.g., "As I mentioned in the ad, there are to be no parties or loud noise after 9 pm. If you look in the cupboard there you will see some of the varieties of soups that we would be sharing..." 2y

vivastory @Billypar Haha, this is pretty much what I was picturing too 2y

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batsy That's a fabulous piece of detail about him and Lorre. Also thinking about how Hollywood as such was at one point possibly a place where outsiders and working class people could feel like they had a chance at something. Fast forward to 2022 and it's largely nepotism and children of celebrities. 2y

vivastory @batsy This is so very true. There's a lot of talk in this interview about his meeting with Lubitsch & their subsequent collaborations. Formation of Hollywood is unfathomable without the work of writers/directors & immigrants. So much of what people tend to think of as American cinema was established by non-American actors/directors OR American actors who made names for themselves overseas. One of my favorite movies of the yr is the 29 Pandora's 2y

vivastory @batsy (cont) Box starring Louise Brooks. I had NO idea that Brooks hometown is literally less than 3 hrs from where I live. 2y

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