Luca Guadagnino talks Bones & All: "I don’t think the subject matter is cannibalism"

"I thought of Taylor because I’d seen her incredible performance in Trey Shults’ Waves, and I asked to talk to her," Luca Guadagnino remembers. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Call Me By Your Name director's talking to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Total Film about 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Bones & All, his latest feature starring Taylor Russell and T✅imothée Chalamet, in the new issue of the magazine, .

"During the call," he continues, "I found out about this beautiful person that is T🐠aylor, and her cunning intelligence. And then after a few days, I called her back, and I said, ‘If you want the role, it’s yours.’ I knew th🌼at both people were going to be fantastic on screen together. As long as I am intuitive and I know things like that, I feel that I will be able to perform as a filmmaker. The second I realize that my instincts are not, anymore, strong, then I will retire.”

Bones & All

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Thankfully, we🙈're still some way off Guadagnino calling it quits: Bones & All has won ra🐲ve reviews, with Russell and Chalamet being acclaimed for their performances as two cannibals who fall in love. Originally a YA novel by Camille DeAngelis, what’s described on the page when translated to celluloid can be gory, grubby, and potentially off-putting, as the two crouch bloodily over bodies – ripping, gnawing flesh. It seems a world away from the sun-dappled Italian countryside, torrid romance, and dreamy visuals of Call Me By Your Name. Not so, says the filmmaker.

You can read more from the team behind Bones & All - which hits UK cinemas on November 23 - in (and digital devices) this Thursday, October 13. The issue also features our in-depth interviews with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the Enola Holmes 2 cast, along with a career retrospective with Daniel Radcliffe and features on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Banshees of Inisherin and Bill Nighy's Living.

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Jane Crowther is a contributing editor to Total Film magazine, having formerly been the longtime Editor, as well as serving as the Editor-in-Chie💝f of the Film Group here at Future Plc, which covers Total Film, SFX, and numerous TV and women's interest brands. Jane is also the vice-chair of The Critics' Circle and a BAFTA member. You'll find Jane on GamesRadar+ exploring the biggest movies in the wo♍rld and living up to her reputation as one of the most authoritative voices on film in the industry.