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At the Venice Film Festival, the list of the hardest-working artists is without question Oscar Isaac.

The American actor, who was born in Guatemala, is presenting three films at the Lido and was therefore seen both on the red carpet of the science fiction epic “Dune” with Denis Villeneuve and Timothee Chalamet and at the premiere of Thrillers "The Card Counter" by Paul Schrader, in which he plays the leading role of a professional card counter that his past catches up with.

As if that weren't enough to show the range of his skills, he also presented the HBO miniseries "Scenes of a Marriage" this weekend, a new adaptation of the classic by Ingmar Bergman.

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In the press conference, the first question he asked him of course had to address this workload: "Oh, this has really been a wild festival for me so far," said Isaac.

“But they were so nice to show everything one after the other.” So he was able to present his work three nights in a row, which was very beneficial to him: “At first I was a bit overwhelmed and didn't know if I could muster the energy for it I'm actually currently shooting the next project in Budapest. "

Flirting on the red carpet

Commenting on the work with Jessica Chastain, he added: "We didn't have to say goodbye after filming because we have a common parenting group for our children and we've been friends for years." Both actors have known each other since college years together. The affection of the two could later also be seen on the red carpet, where Isaac strokes Chastain's arm flirtatiously.

In the miniseries the two play lovers. She described the filming with the Israeli director Hagai Levi as intense. The closeness between the two of them was both a curse and a blessing, Chastain said jokingly. In intimate scenes, they would have trusted the other immediately, but this proximity also left little private retreat. “Sometimes you need a break from the other. We got to the point where we could read each other's minds, ”said Chastain. “The job felt like there was never a minute of rest.” Issac agreed: “From a professional point of view, it's great to work with someone you know so well because there are a lot of things you don't have to worry about that one would otherwise worry about. Still, it can be very overwhelmingwhen the person is so close to your heart, you just can't just say: Oh, I don't feel like talking to them today. It's like working with your own family. "

An intimacy coordinator helped with the sex scenes. Still, they felt weird, Chastain said: "I was still embarrassed - but bourbon helped a lot."