Richard Linklater Hopes to Direct a French-Language New Wave Film Shot in Paris
variety.comJaden Thompson In a conversation with fellow auteur Gregg Araki for Interview Magazine, Richard Linklater revealed that he hopes to shoot a movie in French, shot on location in Paris.
Araki said to the director, “I saw Ruby Rich last night. She did the Q&A for our‘Nowhere’ screening at IFC Center. And she was saying that you’re shooting something in Paris?” Linklater corrected that he isn’t shooting there yet, but confirmed his dream to do so: “Yeah, in French.
It’s like a New Wave film.” Linklater has thus far only made English-language films, but he has shot in France before. The second film in his “Before” romance trilogy, “Before Sunset,” starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, takes place in Paris.
With the American Jesse falling in love with French Céline over the course of one day in Vienna in the first film “Before Sunrise,” their different nationalities play a significant role in their relationship.
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