Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and director Paul Schrader discussed the story behind Venice Film Festival revenge-thriller The Card Counter this morning at a press conference on the Lid…
Isaac plays William Tell, a military interrogator-turned-card player haunted by his past. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk , a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel from both of their pasts.
Schrader said: “The problem I was concerned with in the film is the lack of responsibility in contemporary society. ‘I didn’t lie, I misspoke’. And by a character who has been forgiven by society but not by himself.”Schrader was asked about a parallel between the film’s anti-imperialist message and the status of the U.S. as a declining imperial power and its retreat from Afghanistan. “It’s been a long time coming. One hundred years.
Asked about a time they’ve gambled on themselves, actress Haddish drew applause from the crowd when she said: “I gambled my rent money and took an acting class. I took a chance on myself. I couldn’t pay my rent, ended up homeless but I told myself it would pay off in the long run. And here I am in Italy, in Venice.” collaborator Martin Scorsese, William Olsson, Lee Broda, Ruben Islas and Stanley Preschutti are executive producers., which earned him an Oscar Original Screenplay nomination.
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