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Olivia Wilde has spoken up about her directorial debut ‘Booksmart,’ an unfiltered coming-of-age comedy that’s already garnered rave reviews.
According to THR, the film stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two overachieving high school besties with a newfound need to party.” And the film earned rousing applause on Sunday night at its SXSW premiere at Austin’s Paramount Theater.
And speaking about the film in a Q&A later, Wilde admitted that she has wanted to direct for a while. “But it takes a lot of courage to do it,” she said, “I had to spend a lot of time paying attention and observing. It’s a good way to get your feet wet.”
“I just had a dream of making a film like the ones I loved and still love. In my teenage years, it was the generational anthems that kept me going,” she continued, noting a list of ’80s classics such as Breakfast Club, Dazed and Confused and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. “I thought, ‘We need one of those for this generation. I want to help with that conversation.'”
She added that the film’s quick pace was inspired by movies like The Big Lebowski that felt like odysseys. Though Wilde said she had a three-hour cut of the film that she loved, she ultimately wanted it to move fast and go through as many different environments as possible, just as the Coen brothers’ 1998 comedy did. “It’s so exciting to see so many different levels of performances from broad to subtle, so many different amazing textures,” Wilde said. “And I thought we could do that with a generational epic about young people.”📎 🤔COMMENT BELOW... CRITIC ALSO 🖋️ 📜 🗺️ 😂 ... spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade 💣 COMMENT BELOW... CRITIC ALSO 🇳🇬 #jaiyeorie 🗺️
And speaking about the film in a Q&A later, Wilde admitted that she has wanted to direct for a while. “But it takes a lot of courage to do it,” she said, “I had to spend a lot of time paying attention and observing. It’s a good way to get your feet wet.”
“I just had a dream of making a film like the ones I loved and still love. In my teenage years, it was the generational anthems that kept me going,” she continued, noting a list of ’80s classics such as Breakfast Club, Dazed and Confused and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. “I thought, ‘We need one of those for this generation. I want to help with that conversation.'”
She added that the film’s quick pace was inspired by movies like The Big Lebowski that felt like odysseys. Though Wilde said she had a three-hour cut of the film that she loved, she ultimately wanted it to move fast and go through as many different environments as possible, just as the Coen brothers’ 1998 comedy did. “It’s so exciting to see so many different levels of performances from broad to subtle, so many different amazing textures,” Wilde said. “And I thought we could do that with a generational epic about young people.”📎 🤔COMMENT BELOW... CRITIC ALSO 🖋️ 📜 🗺️ 😂 ... spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade 💣 COMMENT BELOW... CRITIC ALSO 🇳🇬 #jaiyeorie 🗺️
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