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Chris Eigeman Audio Interview

Chris Eigeman was interviewed recently by Alice Hewitt, a graduate of both the journalism and media programs at St. Clair College’s MediaPlex campus.

Eigeman touches on social media, acting and directing.  Eigeman admits that since Stillman and him had worked so much together they decided not to partner on The Last Days of Disco.  However, when an actor did not work out, Eigeman stepped in.  He also talks about some future projects he has in the works.

ELLE: Chloe Sevigny on Whit Stillman’s ‘The Cosmpolitans’ etc.

Chloe Sevigny talks to ELLE about her upcoming projects (she’s very busy), fashion, TV, and the ’90s trend.

Photo MCM
Photo MCM

You’re also doing an Amazon series with Whit Stillman, right?

Yes! So far, we’ve only shot the pilot, and it’s very Whit. The script has his voice, which I really love, and it has a similar cadence to his other movies, and a really subversive humor and intellect. It’s a comedy, obviously, called The Cosmopolitans and it’s about searching for love in Paris.

Recent Interview With Whit Stillman / Récente Interview Avec Whit Stillman

“Le lapin Pan-Pan a été ma première désillusion amoureuse”

Julien Jester interviews Whit Stillman about a myriad of different topics (please see far below for an English google translation).  Stillman discusses the first film he remembers seeing (Bambi, which makes the reference in Disco more personal), his thoughts on 3D films, his ideal gag film, and lastly he states that The Cosmopolitans will be released in August.

The Last Days of Disco Book                                               Photo of Adam Brody, Chloe Sevigny & Adriano Giannini  Photo by: @WhitStillman

next.liberation.fr Julien Jester, 6 MAI 2014:

La première image ?

Le premier film que je me rappelle avoir vu est Bambi, à 6 ans. Il en est d’ailleurs question dans les deux versions (film et livre) des Derniers Jours du disco – mais je crois que c’est le lapin, Pan-Pan, qui m’a le plus intéressé. J’en suis venu à posséder des lapins, qui ont été l’objet de ma première désillusion amoureuse.

Dernier film vu ? C’était comment ?

Je viens de revoir l’un de mes films favoris : le Convoi des braves, de John Ford. Je ne regarde de films qu’à l’heure du dîner et avec des êtres chers.

La dernière image ?

Adam Brody, Carrie MacLemore et Adriano Giannini à l’arrière d’un taxi lancé sur la voie Georges-Pompidou à Paris, pendant le tournage de notre série The Cosmopolitans, qui sera diffusée en août.

 

Google Translation to English:

” Thumper the bunny was my first love disillusionment”
Julien GESTER May 6, 2014 at 18:07

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INTERVIEW
Forthwith Whit Stillman . New York filmmaker too rare, author of comedies delicious mid- Wasp , half dandy ( Metropolitan in 1990 to Damsels in Distress , 2011) , he turned his masterpiece the Last Days of Disco (1998) in a novel the French translation which was finally released . Photo Jérôme Bonnet
The first picture?

The first movie I remember seeing is Bambi , 6 years. It is also discussed in the two versions (movie and book) Latter Days of Disco – but I think this is the rabbit , Thumper , which interested me most . I came to own rabbits , which were the subject of my first romantic disillusionment.
Last movie you saw ? How was it?

I just saw one of my favorite movies : Convoy brave , John Ford. I only watch movies at lunchtime and loved ones .

The movie your parents prevented from seeing ?

I would have preferred they did not take me to see the Long Journey to the night [ adaptation by Sidney Lumet and Katharine Hepburn, in 1962, a successful play , ed] .
What made ​​you look away from the screen?

Any realistic form of violence or disorder .
A dream that could be an early scenario …

I have no interest in dreams , or mine or anyone else’s .
The monster or psycho movie you feel closest to?

The alcoholic character played by Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend, Billy Wilder .
The movie or scene that stopped flirting with your neighbor (s) ?

No flirting has never stopped a movie, and vice versa.
What do you do in the trailers ?

I watch with interest and disgust.
In the room, a favorite place ? A ritual ?

Sit on the edge of rank for a fluid leak without disturbance.
Which character would you sleep?

Any character played by Margaret Sullavan .
For or against 3D?

Without opinion , the only film I’ve seen in this area is perfect for Murder , Hitchcock , and nothing more recent.
The sequence that prevented you from sleep?

I remember being very upset at age 13 by a meeting of the torn curtain Hitchcock, but I attribute it mainly to the trailer for a porn movie Swedish 60s before broadcast . I acquired a abhorration pornography.
Absolute gag ?

The Duck Soup , the Marx Brothers , from beginning to end .
The filmmaker you never dare say anything bad ?

Alfred Hitchcock or John Ford.
The filmmaker whose dare you speak well ?

Francis Veber .
Cinema disappears forever. An epitaph …

” Hope springs eternal in the human breast / Man never is , always aim to be blessed / The soul, uneasy and confined from home / Rests and expatiates in a life to come ” [ In French : Hope Springs , eternal, in the human heart / the man does not know happiness , it is coming / the restless soul , forever wandering / Sits and feeds a life to come , note] , Alexander Pope , Essay on man, 1734 .
The last picture?

Adam Brody, Carrie MacLemore and Adriano Giannini in the back of a taxi launched on the Georges – Pompidou in Paris , during the filming of The Cosmopolitans our series , which will be released in August .
Collected by Julien Gester

9 Mai Littérature : Victor Hugo & Whit Stillman France Culture Radio à 21:00

Whit Stillman Livre Les Derniers Jours Du Disco

Cette semaine, l’invité de la semaine est Eric de Chassey, historien d’art et directeur de la Villa Médicis.

Ce soir, la littérature devient le centre d’attention de nos critiques :
–               Emily Barnett (Les Inrockuptibles)
–               Laurent Nunez (Magazine Littéraire)

Ils se disputeront à propos de :

-“Le Livre des Tables. Les séances spirites de Jersey” de Victor Hugo paru le 10 avril chez Gallimard : Le Livre des Tables. Les séances spirites de Jersey de Victor Hugo © Gallimard

 

“Les derniers jours du disco” de Whit Stillman inspiré de son film éponyme sorti en 1998 paru chez Tristram le 2 mai en même temps que la reprise de 4 de ses films en salle : Les derniers jours du disco de Whit Stillman © Tristram

 

The Official PodCast Has Updated Their Whit Stillman Interview

The Official PodCast has updated their Whit Stillman interview:

Interview with Whit Stillman on 10/24/2013

PRESENTED IN MONO

Whit

Update: on 4/11/2014 3pm CST we updated the audio and file format so the interview now is all on one file and no longer split into two parts. Also EQ’d the sound to make it more listenable. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

Stillman talks about:

  • Ice cream sandwiches (yes, he does)
  • TV and how he may be going into that arena soon
  • His use of social media
  • How Metropolitan played for seven months in NYC
  • 1/3 of Metropolitan’s gross came from Manhattan
  • Why he chose Chicago as the hometown of Ted
  • The location of the lake at the end of the film
  • His love of Lake Shore Drive
  • The self help books in Barcelona and how a studio head helped keep their significance in the film
  • Stanley Kubrick’s love of Barcelona and how Kubrick wanted to know more about John Thomas’ cinematography
  • How a shot in Eyes Wide Shut is similar to one in Barcelona
  • Stillman’s advice on who you should listen to when writing a script
  • How the G and H in The Last Days of Disco are gonorrhea and herpes and not HIV like some people have speculated on the internet
  • Lastly he talks about Evelyn Waugh