{"id":14036,"date":"2016-05-31T23:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T21:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berlin030.de\/?p=14036"},"modified":"2016-05-31T23:22:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T21:22:07","slug":"an-wahrhaftigkeit-liegt-mir-absolut-alles-interview-mit-richard-linklater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlin030.de\/en\/2016\/05\/31\/an-wahrhaftigkeit-liegt-mir-absolut-alles-interview-mit-richard-linklater\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTruthfulness Means Absolutely Everything to Me!\u201d \u2013 Interview with Richard Linklater"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWith ‘Dazed and Confused’, his second feature film, Richard Linklater once perfectly captured the lifestyle of high school kids at the end of the seventies \u2013 featuring then-unknowns such as Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and Milla Jovovich. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Texan director now essentially presents the sequel. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’, he embarks on a time journey into the 1980s. Over the course of three days, he follows a young athlete at his new college and portrays a generation who still had their fun without smartphones and social media. The film begins where Linklater\u2019s celebrated long-term project ‘Boyhood’ ended. [030] contributor Dieter O\u00dfwald spoke with the 56-year-old director.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMr Linklater, your last film ‘Boyhood’ was enthusiastically celebrated from all sides. How much does all that acclaim increase the weight of expectation for the next film? <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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Director Richard Linklater<\/figcaption><\/figure>Linklater<\/strong>: I completely blocked out all that fuss. I simply made a film that I\u2019d wanted to make for a long time and that was very close to my heart. ‘Boyhood’ was a very intimate project. So this comedy with a young ensemble offered just the perfect change of pace for me.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIs ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ now a sequel to ‘Boyhood’ or to ‘Dazed and Confused’?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: Personally, I see it as a second part to ‘Dazed and Confused’ and as a continuation of ‘Boyhood’. However, the script for ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ was written long before ‘Boyhood’ finished \u2013 which is why the ending of ‘Boyhood’ fits so well with this beginning.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDid you not consider having the ‘Boyhood’ hero Ellar Coltrane continue his role here?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: (Laughs<\/em>) Ellar wouldn\u2019t have been the right type for it \u2013 which is actually good for him as well. Ellar is more of an artist, whereas our story is about athletes. There was the idea that he\u2019d appear in this party scene with the art students, but unfortunately he just wasn\u2019t free that night. In spirit, of course, he joined the party, and I explicitly made that point on set!\n<\/p>\n

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Boys, boys, boys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat about the appearance of his movie sister Lorlei Linklater, your daughter?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: Lorlei probably would have liked a small role, but sadly I had to tell her that she also wasn\u2019t the right type for the college girls I had in mind.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYou were born in 1960. How nostalgic was this trip into the 1980s for you?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: I don\u2019t know if \u2018nostalgic\u2019 is the right word, but it was definitely great fun to revive a time I lived through and remember well. Culturally, the 1980s were extremely exciting and, especially in comparison to today\u2019s world, many things carry a different significance now. People may not have changed much, but the culture certainly has. Many young viewers say after the film: \u2018It really looks like college was a fun time.\u2019 And that\u2019s exactly how it was.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWas everything better back in the day?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: A lot of things were better! There wasn\u2019t this constant threat that dominates us today. Anyone at college today has never experienced anything different from a state of ongoing war, just as George Orwell described. Economically there\u2019s huge uncertainty, and many other areas are marked by anxiety as well. Our film is set in a time when there was no AIDS, no Reagan or Bush. Everyone was having fun, there were lots of new freedoms, especially for women.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThere\u2019s just a short scene in the film where a Reagan campaign poster can be seen in the background. Did politics play no part?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: On that particular weekend we\u2019re depicting, politics perhaps didn\u2019t play much of a role. But I\u2019m sure that changed as the elections drew nearer. The crucial thing is that our heroes had no idea what was coming. All of them were doing well, so why should they worry about the future? That\u2019s exactly why there\u2019s that Reagan poster in the film: it\u2019s an omen that times will change.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYour film is called ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ \u2013 what did you want back then? <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: You just wanted everything and felt entitled to it \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly why I like this title, which comes from a Van Halen song, so much. You thought the world belonged to you and you could take anything you wanted. Only later do you realise that the world will only give you a tiny piece of itself \u2013 and only if you\u2019re lucky.\n<\/p>\n

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Girl meets boy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn ‘Dazed and Confused’ you had then-unknowns like Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and Milla Jovovich. This time too, you\u2019ve cast unknown actors \u2013 would stars spoil your film\u2019s party?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: For the credibility of a film like this it does help if you don\u2019t know the actors. The characters just seem more realistic to the audience that way. If there was a star, it would also make everything just a bit less democratic.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you still keep in touch with Affleck and the others?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: Of course \u2013 we still hold ‘Dazed and Confused’ reunions from time to time \u2013 a film like that bonds you for life. The same will very likely happen with ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’, the thirteen cast members have already become best friends.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWere there ‘Before Sunrise’ reunion meetings in Vienna with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy too?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: I\u2019ve been to Vienna a few times since, though without Ethan or Julie.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnce again your film impresses with its great truthfulness \u2013 how do you avoid false notes?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: Thank you for the compliment. Truthfulness means absolutely everything to me. I want viewers to lose themselves in my films in a world they perceive as reality. Of course, this world is completely constructed, from the costumes to the sets \u2013 but the audience shouldn\u2019t really notice any of that. That\u2019s why I never do close-ups of the set in my films.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you think the future for independent filmmakers is with Amazon and the like?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater<\/strong>: I haven\u2019t worked with them yet, but everyone is excited about the opportunities there. It\u2019s pretty clear what Hollywood won\u2019t be doing in future \u2013 but these kinds of films need to carry on being made. At the moment, these streaming services are doing interesting projects. I\u2019m curious to see where it\u2019ll all end up.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t[030] Film review of \u201cEverybody Wants Some!!\u201d<\/a><\/u>
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\n\t‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ will be in German cinemas from 2 June.
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\n\tYou\u2019ll find it here!<\/a><\/u><\/strong>
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