Chicago – Gratefully, we live in a post-Weinstein environment of #metoo, and one of the first films to comment upon it is “The Assistant,” written and directed by Kitty Green. Coming off its run at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the film explores a low level female production assistant (Pa) as she navigates an office overwhelmed by a successful-but-abusive bossman.
Day After Day: Julia Garner is ‘The Assistant’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Interestingly, writer/director Green creates a mundane atmosphere for Pa Jane (Julia Garner), who has been on the job for five weeks at the film company. What she observes and experiences is appalling conduct from the powerful head of the company, both in his sexual manipulation and anger-addicted abuse. What is unique about the film’s statement is that the whole office is complicit, as to excuse the behavior means holding onto their highly sought-after jobs, and staying quiet about mistreatment.
Day After Day: Julia Garner is ‘The Assistant’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Interestingly, writer/director Green creates a mundane atmosphere for Pa Jane (Julia Garner), who has been on the job for five weeks at the film company. What she observes and experiences is appalling conduct from the powerful head of the company, both in his sexual manipulation and anger-addicted abuse. What is unique about the film’s statement is that the whole office is complicit, as to excuse the behavior means holding onto their highly sought-after jobs, and staying quiet about mistreatment.
- 2/5/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"What did you say to her?! They told me you were smart!" Bleecker Street has debuted the first trailer for an indie drama titled The Assistant, a sort-of-fictional take on the Harvey Weinstein debacle, following a young assistant who starts working at his offices in New York City. This already premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, and it's also included in the Sundance 2020 line-up as one of their Spotlight selections. The film is about the stressful daily life of Jane, played by Julia Garner, who is a new hire. As Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow more aware of all the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her workday, and she finally tries to make a stand. Also with Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jon Orsini, Noah Robbins, and Stéphanye Dussud. This looks incredibly chilling and upsetting, which is the point, to show you what...
- 12/5/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Charlotte Pines has been coached by Larry Singer for a year and can't help but compare him favorably to all the other acting teachers she has studied with."After working with Larry, I feel we've really accomplished something," she says. "He understands the material, but it's not simply that he's cultured and knowledgeable. He's also supportive, and that's not true of all acting teachers." Singer is not a coddler, Pines emphasizes, but at the same time he manages to make actors feel they're on the right track. "That's so important for me," she says, adding that his insightful direction has helped her nail auditions.Stephanye Dussud, who has taken Singer's scene study class for 13 years, asserts, "Larry is really good in allowing us to work in our own style, rather than imposing something on us. He has amazing intuition and is able to target problems that get in the way of...
- 6/30/2011
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
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