The film about "Magpie" helps a family overcome a tragedy
Naomi Watts admits: A bird stole the lights from me in 'Penguin Bloom'
Watts: "I was a little concerned about how to get magpies to play acting roles."
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Actress Naomi Watts admitted that a magpie stole the spotlight from her in several scenes from the movie "Penguin Bloom", which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is held in virtual format.
Watts plays Sam Bloom, the main character in the true story adapted from a book of the same name, centered on an injured bird called Penguin (Penguin), who helps a family overcome the tragedy of the mother being paralyzed after her fall.
And at a virtual press conference, the day before yesterday, the actress, who participated in films by major Hollywood directors such as David Lynch and Sean Bean, said, “I was a little concerned about how to get magpies to play acting roles. It is well known that these birds are not very large. Friendliness ».
As for the Australian director Glenden Evin, he explained that many scenes in the film are the products of computer technologies.
But it relied above all on a "large number" of live magpies.
And Watts jokingly noted that these birds "stole the scenes day after day."
As a joke as well, Andrew Lincoln, who plays Sam's husband, said, "It is always said that it is not desirable to act with children or animals, because when they do well, the attention is focused on them alone."
In search of hope for a cure
The film "Waterman" was also shown at the Toronto Film Festival, which is the first directing experience of "Peace" star David Oyelo.
The film deals with the story of a boy (Lonnie Chaves) searching for "Waterman", the owner of mysterious powers, in the hope that the latter will be able to cure his mother (Rosario Dawson) from cancer, knowing that the script of the film is signed by Emma Needle, while the star of the programs, Opera Winfrey is an executive producer.
"I made (this movie) for the little boy I was 12 years old," said Nigerian-born Oilo, noting that "it is very rare to see a black family in a story of this kind."
Oilo emphasized that the film is not only directed at "black or brown people," hoping that whites will see it as well and find themselves in it.
"Fuling" is also the first directorial experience of Vigo Mortensen, who, by standing behind the camera in the 61st, fulfilled his old dream.
This film deals with the difficult relationship between a son and his father.
The "Lord of the Rings" star has made no secret of his intention to continue directing films.
"It was a wonderful experience," he said in a virtual press conference, and I am anxious to return to it again, revealing that he may also play roles in his films as he did in "Fuling", but he made it clear that "it was not a priority."
Mortenson has been known for his roles in David Cronenberg's films, including "A History of Violence" or "Eastern Promise", and he also took on the title role in "Green Book", which was shown in Toronto last year before winning the Oscar for Best Picture.
Lincoln: "Children and animals when they do well are only concerned with them."
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