Veteran Richard Gere returns to cinemas with oh Canada. Legendary actor of such works as pretty Woman, Chicago, Officer and Gentleman, Runaway Bride and many others meet with an old acquaintance, Paul Schroeder. Both worked together almost 45 years ago at the legendary American Gigolothe film that turned into Gir into an icon of the film industry. Now they are joining forces again to produce a drama adapting the novel. Abandoned from Russell Banksof which Schrader also brought to the big screen sorrow in 1997.
“Working with him didn’t make any difference,” he tells us. Richard Gere on Hipertextual on the occasion of the film premiere oh Canada. “It’s just that we’re both older, that’s the reality. And I think we’re both more confident in what we’re doing, but it’s essentially the same process,” insists the actor, happy to once again put himself under the command of his old friend
“Floor and I had a great understanding of each other in how we wanted to tell the story and who the character was. I also went through a very deep emotional moment because I lost my father a couple of months before we started filming. So I was still in a very emotional state, trying to come to terms with the loss of a loved one,” he says. This aspect is especially relevant since his character oh Canada, Leonard Fifeis about to die.
“AND Floor exactly the same because Russell Banks He had just died, who was his friend, shortly before he started filming the film. So we were both going through a very tender moment in our lives,” he then mentions. Therefore, despite more than four decades that have passed between American Gigolo And oh Canadathe connection between them was very deep and rich on a creative level.
Will there be Beauty 2?
Throughout his long career Richard Gere He was able to see how Hollywood changed and reinvented itself over and over again. Nowadays, a big trend for studios is to create sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots or any other projects related to already known stories. But, unlike other actors such as Jim Carreywho a few days ago asked to come back to do Grinch 2– he is not interested in this dynamic.
“No, no, no, no, no, no, no. As soon as I play a character, it disappears. Do you know? I don’t even remember the dialogue. People come and read me lines from my films, but I don’t even remember them,” he makes clear. Gir. A few words with which he rejects any possibility of creating hypothetical consequences, such as those eternally expected. Beauty 2.
“They are like a dream. I don’t know if you remember your dreams, but I rarely do. For me, films are like dreams. You go into this dream universe to tell a story. But once it’s over, that’s it.” ..disappears. I have very vague memories of things, like a haze that I did something, but they fade,” he insists. Richard Gerewho denies wanting to bring back any of his old characters.
“When I do a play, there are 100 pages of words. And I remember them, of course, I spend two and a half hours reading them. But when it ends, I can’t remember a single word. the universe in which they live. I’m not interested in repeating them,” says the actor. Therefore, his goal is to tell original stories and not rehash or unnecessary sequels. No matter how much his fans constantly ask him for it.
Work in Spain
At the moment, Richard Gere He lives in Madrid with his Galician wife. Alejandra Maria Silva Garcia-Baquero. Therefore, he wants to start studying Spanish cinema with a view to possibly collaborating with some of its best directors. “I need to study a lot more when it comes to Spanish filmmakers. Pedro AlmodóvarOf course, everyone knows this. He’s an incredible director, I met him many years ago,” he recalls.
“There are many other Spanish directors who are doing incredible work. But I need to know a lot more about directors who may not be as famous but who I should know,” he concludes, demonstrating his desire to learn more about Spanish audiovisual culture now that he lives in the capital. One thing is clear: at 75 years old Richard Gere He still had some rope left to last for a while.
Oh Canada It opens in cinemas on December 25 in Spain.
Source: Hiper Textual
