Actress Zendaya in "Malcolm & Marie" -
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Since
Malcolm & Marie
, Zendaya's latest film, aired on Netflix earlier this month, criticism has multiplied, attacking less the quality of the footage than the conditions of its creation.
For some, the fact that a white director, namely Sam Levinson, directed an African-American couple and imposes his speech on them in the writing of the dialogues does not pass.
However, the filmmaker absolutely did not go it alone since Zendaya, like John David Washington, participated in the production of the film.
An important detail that the actress wished to recall in an interview with the
New York Times
.
“What's interesting is that I think part of our involvement has been taken away from us.
Like it's just Sam throwing his stuff around, when we're not just actors, we're co-financiers, and producers with the backing of the Producers Guild of America.
We can't have this if we don't do the job.
We are credited, it's us, John David, me, and Sam, in equal parts, ”she recalled.
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“It's not like it's someone else's and that I was just hired for the part.
He wrote it for us, too, and when you write you have to acknowledge the experiences of the black characters you write.
I have found that a lot of the conversations I had with Sam were taken into account, ”Zendaya continued.
Malcolm & Marie
features a director and his girlfriend arguing for a long time after returning from the premiere of his latest film.
And this camera shot in full confinement in a sumptuous black and white met a rather positive critical reception while enjoying a great success on the streaming platform which broadcasts it.
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