Nicolas Winding Refn NY Interview – Only God Forgives (JoBlo.com)
– Nicolas Winding Refn NY Interview – “Only God Forgives” (JoBlo.com)
Julian (Ryan Gosling), a respected figure in the criminal underworld of Bangkok, runs a Thai boxing club and smuggling ring with his brother Billy. Billy is suddenly murdered and their crime lord matriarch, Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas) arrives from London to bring back the body. When Jenna forces Julian to settle the score with his brother’s killers, Julian finds himself in the ultimate showdown.
In theaters: July 19th, 2013
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Burke, Vithaya Pansringarm
one of my favourite movies, cinematography was amazing, actors were brilliant, every scene was just great
Refn said drive was like taking exstacy and only god forgives is like taking lsd
What a troll this guy is.
i actually think its extremely fast paced. if you arent tuned into the same channel the movie is , it will pass you by.
och here we go. another pseudo intellectual who thinks i did not grasp the film subtext. i got it alright. all im saying is some scenes were unnecessarily drawn out. fast paced? if you cut all the long scenes you could tell the same story in 45 mins at most. dedicating the film to jodorowsky was an insult. not even on his level at all. had forgives a little more story and a little more subtext then it would be a much better film. its good dont get me wrong but a lot shy of "masterpiece". 3/5
and to say i was not in tune with the movie is wrong. i smoked 3 bongs beforehand and had the lights out.
great director but the guys face, voice and general mannerisms just scream serial killer or rapist. Love his films but yeah I find him to be a little unsettling, the talk of penetration doesnt help i suppose
*spoiler*
That was the pay off for me. I expected Gosling to come out the hero in some way, but when i saw the ending i realised he was just as bad as his mother and brother. Throughout the majority of the film i was cheering someone who was trying to avenge a child rapist/murderer. Although the cop commits a ton of pretty nasty violence he was essentially the good guy.
Nicolas is an artist with cinematography, the andy Warhol of this film generation, an eye of perspective which is hard to come by, drive was brilliant yet the places this film takes you is unknown, thank f**k we have someone that can take us somewhere unknown and challenge our perception only matched by an actor who can portray such things, my mind has surly been penetrated and I look forward to another, please make more Nicolas. Thanks.
When Refn says "penetrate" or "fetish" … chills
wow. the first time i've seen him without glasses
I thought he was fucking with him about watching American romantic comedies but I guess it's possible. It would definitely make it impossible to accidentally steal something from a good original film if you limited yourself to only rewatching things that are unoriginal and not relevant to what you make films about. Still feels like he's fucking with me.
I figured he'd list off some of the same director's and films that Mikkelsen's character (based on him) from Bleeder did.
yeah.. the fetish and the penetration.. what didya expect??? and to think his next film will star joaquin phoenix as a bisexual pyro.. wow, just wow!!!
DfnN. MM
This guy is crazy smart.
This man is a living genius. He has a ling career ahead of him. Kudos to you, Refn! 🙂
i dont know i love this guy and this is the first time i watched his interview but i watched his recent and previous movie
I bet the people who give this movie shit like the Lone Ranger, yeh.
This interviewer is a cunt
This dude is a maniac. So great.
I will never understand why people compare the Driver to Julian. It's Refn's style to let a movie speak to you without using words. Ryan Gosling's performances are completly different and so the characters are…
he's a fucking phony, i loved drive but only god forgives sucked
Of all the interviews for this film, the director's has the least views. Disgrace.
Uu
Oh God. I'm trying not to lose respect for him for liking Friends.
Please, elaborate.
Exactly
I second that 🙂
what the hell is he talking about
This man is so cool ^^
omg this guy is insane, look at his eyes ! XD
Boss.
He talks really low and slow……..It's kinda uncomfortable…..
I need that poster.
this guy is toasted
He's strange, but I still like him.
Pretty Woman huh? Did not see that coming…
terrible lighting…. how dare you
MOST SLOW AND BORING MOVIE EVER. Â I would rather watch paint dry. Â I absolutely recommend to steer clear of this movie. Â Don't waste your money.Â
This dude talks like he's easily aroused I can practically hear him say "oh it was a great pleasure working with Ryan" (biting lip)
on his way to be the next kubrickÂ
This guy is either one of the most pretentious pseudo-artists I've ever seen, or he's doing some kind of personal experiment with the audience's perception and acceptance of him. His answers are weird and out of the left field, but in such an obvious, ham fisted way, it's almost hard to buy them as genuine.
I've seen other interviews with him and he's nowhere near as weird in them . Anyway still like the guy a lot . Drive is a classic and Only God Forgives is underrated .
What a psycho
Fits right in with all other tremendous genius directors & artists.
haha pretty woman, he's trolling the interviewer so bad
The Interviewer clearly didn't like the film and is being kinda biast as well as an ass
Refn calls Miyazaki the king. That's awesome!
OGF is a great film btw, I saw it the 2nd time today.
lol I found not one scene of comedy in only god forgives. the whole movie is very dark and sinister.
Damn it, not another bloody Ghibli fan. Would have pegged him as an old school Manga Films guy. Great interview.
Best director !!!