tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post2970574654571675097..comments2024-03-28T15:07:49.650-04:00Comments on the phantom country: "It’s just this dance. It’s not forever. It’s going to change": A conversation with Sarah PolleyJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-20917098290590466092012-06-28T13:23:10.391-04:002012-06-28T13:23:10.391-04:00Hey, thanks for the kind words, and for taking the...Hey, thanks for the kind words, and for taking the time to comment at all. It's very appreciated. And I'm so glad that the film has had the impact it's had on you. As you can tell it's really stuck with me. It opens in Toronto this week. Kinda makes me laugh to think of people wanting to go to a movie to cool off on a sweltering afternoon and finding themselves watching people in Toronto on sweltering afternoons. <br /><br />I sorta figured you'd take issue with the chemistry thing. I look forward to seeing the film again and will certainly let you know if it plays differently on me the next time around. But no arguments about Williams' ability to convey so much. Her relationship to the camera in this film especially is truly extraordinary. <br /><br />Writing about the film really got the song stuck in my head all over again. Not that I'm complaining. I think by now it's imprinted on my brain.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-68263995081646254762012-06-28T13:22:03.418-04:002012-06-28T13:22:03.418-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-75141495977949710422012-06-28T09:32:16.344-04:002012-06-28T09:32:16.344-04:00Oh, JB, this is such a nice piece/ interview with ...Oh, JB, this is such a nice piece/ interview with a woman I'm only all the more entranced with. It reminds me how utterly satisfying it can be to read reviewers who nail down things I'd thought were somewhat inarticulate, like Polley's graceful treatment of desire.<br /><br />My favorite bit of your interview: "I think of how both the song and the film end, with this idea that the waltz is “all that there is.” Being in motion, being between things. We leave Margot feeling like she’s still between things."<br /><br />I will take issue with your dismissal of Kirby's appeal, and the chemistry between them. I thought it worked -- but perhaps less because of Kirby's acting than because what we're getting is so much about Williams' desire, her manufactured problems with her husband. And if anyone can sustain a film, it's Michelle Williams.<br /><br />Lovely piece.Feminemahttp://feminema.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com