Ahead of the release of “Ode to Joy,” the first film in his “Danish Trilogy,” ChristianCoppola called “Interview” to discuss his playfully chaotic workflow, and what it was like to portray an 18th-century Danish prince in his directorial debut. 👑
, which just won the best foreign-language film, and Lars Von Trier. It challenges filmmakers to break their own rules, and although I didn’t follow the exact template that they had laid out, I was able to tell stories in a way that felt foreign to me—both literally and physically—by being in this other country and embodying my experience of that place. It’s about experimenting and keeping that playfulness alive, nobody is telling you what to do over your shoulder.
COPPOLA: There was a lot that led up to that moment. When you go to Copenhagen or any of these Scandinavian countries, especially in the city center, the monarchy is kind of unavoidable. Denmark has one of the oldest monarchies in the world. I’ve always had a fascination with costumes, characters, and pageantry. Originally, I was going to have another actor do it, but because of COVID I had to do it myself.
MACIAS: You mentioned that you didn’t realize you had a trilogy of movies. Do the films stand alone or should they be consumed as one entity? COPPOLA: I thought about dropping all three films together as one piece. But then I realized the pace of culture, or the rate at which people consume things, is just so overwhelmingly fast. I liked the idea of letting each film stand on its own, because each film is its own unique entity that feeds into a collective idea. If I had to describe the genre of each film I’d be at a loss for words, and that makes me feel like I did something right.
COPPOLA: That’s a great way to describe it. If I ever make a feature film, I want Perfume Genius to score it. Music is a really important tool, and I feel like it’s incredibly informative for how we experience our inner lives. Because there is no dialogue in this film I am incredibly particular about which lyrics and melodies are doing the talking. I like to let it all speak for itself and also leave a sense of mystery.COPPOLA: I agree.
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