The film was shot on location in bangkok, thailand, and, as with drive, is dedicated to chilean director alejandro jodorowsky. Nicolas winding refn directed this falls critical hit drive, starring ryan gosling as a stunt driver who gets involved in a messy situation trying to protect his neighbor and crush, played by. Drivers psychotic behavior would never work if you didnt know what he was protecting. Sep 15, 2011 drive director nicolas winding refn talks flunking driving tests, practical effects, and wonder woman. Cinema scope nicolas winding refn and the search for a real. Interview director nicolas winding refn on drive the film stage. Such a logical thing when you have one hell of the successful movie and drive was, and still is all that you expect to see more of it, right and especially when you already have the leading star, ryan gosling, totally interested in the sequel. May 20, 2016 there was a brief window when it looked like nicolas winding refn was on the brink of becoming hollywoods next big thing. Courtesy of filmdistrict and bold films and oddlot entertainment after establishing his career as one of the more daring and original european directors in the indie film world with features like his pusher triology, valhalla rising, and bronson, breakout danish director nicolas winding refn. Nicolas winding refn and the search for a real hero cinema scope. Drive by nicolas winding refn nicolas winding refn, ryan. Director nicolas winding refn talks about drive the.
Feb 01, 2012 nicolas winding refns drive was one of last years great success stories, that somehow few people seemed to know about. Nicolas winding refns perfect drive in this unscripted interview with actor ryan gosling, movie director nicolas winding refn describes his perfect fantasy drive. Nicolas winding refn says drive was about the purity of. Refns followup is valhalla rising, the story of one. An interview with nicolas winding refn, the director of drive vice. Ryan and i were into the idea of the part being almost silent. A guide to understandingand maybe lovingnicolas winding.
As we were wrapping up our conversation about his new film drive, he pressed me to tell him something i didnt like about it. Bronson tells the story of englands most notorious prisoner, a man who loves to get naked and grease himself up before attacking prison guards. That concludes our interview but wed like to thank nicolas winding refn for talking to us. Just before he turned 11, in 1981, he moved to new york with his parents, where he lived out his teen years. Dinner preceded an awkward ride home in goslings passenger seat refn doesnt have a driver s license, and in his hazy medicated high, he was brought to tears by i cant fight this feeling by soft rockers.
Jul 01, 2016 nicolas winding refn on the neon demon. Nicolas winding refn speak about their 2011 movie drive complete interview. A guide to understandingand maybe lovingnicolas winding refn. We decided the driver was a man who would only speak if he was asked a question and would only answer if he had something to say. Ask a lot of directors about the movie that made them want to become a filmmaker and they will tell you lawrence of arabia or 2001. I ask refn about the fact that he doesnt have a driver s license. Nicolas winding refn drive and wonder woman interview collider. Aug 30, 2011 with movies like bronson and valhalla rising, nicolas winding refn has proven himself to be one of the leading auteurs working in film today. Cineplex sat down to talk to director nicolas winding refn about his new. Ryan gosling puts his implacable quality to good use as an l. Sep 11, 2011 thanks in part to goslings performance, its abundantly clear that nicolas winding refn is paying homage to the driver, walter hills seminal, 1978 action film.
Drivers fine doing that, but things get complicated, as they things always tend to in films, when driver falls in love with his beautiful, nextdoor. Nov 11, 2011 nicolas winding refn directed this falls critical hit drive, starring ryan gosling as a stunt driver who gets involved in a messy situation trying to protect his neighbor and crush, played by. Writer, director, and producer nicolas winding refn was born in copenhagen, denmark, in 1970, to anders refn, a film director and editor, and vibeke winding nee tuxen, a cinematographer. Nicolas winding refn is the first ive ever spoken to who actively solicited negative feedback about his movie. A mysterious hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver.
In an interview with the evening standard, refn confronted the drive 2 rumors headon. Nicolas winding refn on drive, ryan goslings jacket. Nicolas winding refn dissects his bloody confection the. Drive director nicolas winding refn talks flunking driving tests, practical effects, and wonder woman. I ask refn about the fact that he doesnt have a drivers license. In an interview for the film stage, both the director and the actor talk about the unusual process that saw drive going from a 60 million dollars action movie with hugh jackman to a six weeks shooting with gosling with a directors approval in his pocket. There was a brief window when it looked like nicolas winding refn was on the brink of becoming hollywoods next big thing. Video interview ryan gosling and nicolas winding refn on. Denmarks nicolas winding refn makes an electrifying return to hollywood filmmaking with this 1980sstyle noir, right down to the synth score and neonpink credits he released his american debut, fear x, in 2003. Youll see what i said, along with his great response, at. The neon demon deals with themes of female exploitation, narcissism and sexuality. The neonoir fairy tale is about a road warrior on a mission of redemption that echoes classic gangster films of the 80s and notable cult driving films such as bullitt and walter hill s the driver. But once i have them, i can do what i enjoy, which is the same thing over and over.
If people did not fall in love with each other there would. Nicolas winding refn drive is a movie about movies. Asked if he got an itch to drive because of making this film and possibly taking the test again. The driver is most attached to his stuntdriving mentor and drivingpimp. Nicolas winding refn time index i ask refn about the fact that he doesnt have a driver s license. Hopped up on antihistamines, danish director nicolas winding refn recollects a fuzzy first meeting to discuss drive with its star, ryan gosling.
In his latest film drive, the danishborn director continues to explore themes of masculinity and the nature of violence, pushing the limits of genre filmmaking and perhaps, finally launching him into mainstream recognition. Anger management nicolas winding refn dga, homepage. Nicolas winding refn on drive, ryan goslings jacket, and. Nicolas winding refn has moved from critical darling to the hollywood big league with his new film drive the movie stars ryan gosling as a nameless stunt car driver with a heart of gold and a. In james salliss short novel, drive, every word is accounted for. Nicolas winding refn and ryan gosling talk about the. Danish director nicolas winding refn sure knows how to make a stir. Thanks in part to goslings performance, its abundantly clear that nicolas winding refn is paying homage to the driver, walter hills seminal, 1978 action film. Simon abrams talks to the filmmaker about midnight movies, meeting alejandro jodorowsky, and the possibility that he might day make a wonder woman movie. Dinner preceded an awkward ride home in goslings passenger seat refn doesnt have a driver s license, and in his hazy medicated high, he was brought to tears by i cant fight this feeling. Well its because when he was driving me home from our first. The voice in question belonged to nicolas winding refn, a selfprofessed fetish filmmaker from copenhagen whose pusher trilogy and recent englishlanguage films have developed a. Since its premiere at cannes, the actordirector duo has become a hollywood bromance, nuzzling on the red carpet and declaring psychic connections in interviews.
Having dazzled cinema audiences with hardnosed, unflinching fare such as pusher and bronson, the 41yearold helmer offers up his next opus, drive, to cinemagoers in september. Cinema scope nicolas winding refn and the search for a. Unscripted with ryan gosling, nicolas winding refn drive. It occurs when driver ryan gosling, a quietly contained guy who holds down three jobsauto mechanic, movie stunt driver, and getaway driver forhireis asked by his auto. Slant talked with winding refn about drives inception, its potent juxtaposition of light and dark, and his own burgeoning artistic relationship with ryan gosling. An interview with nicolas winding refn, director of valhalla rising, drive and only god forgives, among other films. All 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to best posted on august 3, 2017 august 4, 2017 by max rumjanek when one thinks of contemporary successful mainstream movie directors, nicolas winding refns name might not immediately come to mind, with the likes of david fincher and christopher nolan taking up most of the spotlight and. Only god forgives is a 20 crime film written and directed by nicolas winding refn and starring ryan gosling, kristin scott thomas, and vithaya pansringarm. Dans drive, nicolas winding refn filme ryan gosling comme sil en etait tombe. A mysterious hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. Nicolas winding refn makes zoolander 3, but erotic and evil read more. Even though the film was snubbed by the academy, refns efforts, along with star ryan gosling, became one of the most celebrated films of 2011. Youll see what i said, along with his great response, at the end of our interview.
Remember when drive almost made nicolas winding refn. In the middle of nicolas winding refns drive, a film punctuated by extreme flourishes of violence and vengeance, there is a period of peace. In the middle of nicolas winding refn s drive, a film punctuated by extreme flourishes of violence and vengeance, there is a period of peace. As arranged by filmmaker and cannes best director winner nicolas winding refn, these are by turns comic and horrifying. Drive unscripted ryan gosling, nicolas winding refn youtube. Nicolas winding refn drive and wonder woman interview. Unscripted with ryan gosling, nicolas winding refn drive full interview driver ryan gosling is a skilled hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Nicolas winding refn, drive cineplex interview youtube. We interview director nicolas winding refn about his new film drive, his close working relationship with actor ryan gosling, and his plans for the bigbudget remake of logans run. And then i went back and read the script and it was just about a wheel man, a getaway driver. He is known for directing the pusher trilogy 19962005, the fictionalised biographical film bronson 2008, the adventure film valhalla rising 2009, the action drama film drive 2011, the crime film only god forgives 20, the. Ryan gosling and nicolas winding refn drive interview. Nicolas winding refn interview about drive soundtrack and.
Because i unabashedly love the work of nicolas winding refn. With ryan gosling, carey mulligan, bryan cranston, albert brooks. Director nicolas winding refn delivered one of 2011s most talked about films with drive. My mom told me im the best at everything i failed my drivers license 8 times. It occurs when driver ryan gosling, a quietly contained guy who holds down three jobsauto mechanic, movie stunt driver, and getaway driver forhireis asked by his autoshop boss bryan cranston. Ryan gosling is a steve mcqueenstyle knight in tarnished armor in nicolas winding refns drive, a slick urban fairy tale punctuated by shocking bursts of graphic violence, and distinguished by its stylized, yet uncompromisingly classical approach to material that could have easily become cliched and forgettable in the hands of a lesser filmmaker. A conversation with nicolas winding refn on his new film. Nicolas winding refn drive interview movie trailers and.
Nicolas winding refn talks drive, ryan gosling, and more. Nicolas winding refns drive was one of last years great success stories, that somehow few people seemed to know about. In an industry that is riding high on successes from fanfavorite superhero films, drive presented viewers with a provocative look at a different kind of hero. Jun 11, 2019 because i unabashedly love the work of nicolas winding refn. Nicolas winding refn drive interview movie trailers. The circulating story of drive revolves around an awkward silence between two men broken by reo speedwagons i cant fight this feeling anymore, sung obnoxiously by a dane hopped up on flu medication. Sep 09, 2011 in 2009, when ryan gosling reached out to nicolas winding refn to direct drive, a taut, quietly mesmerizing thriller about a getaway car driver, he found the danish director in one of. Nicolas winding refn is the danish director of the new film drive, starring ryan gosling and carey mulligan. Roundtable interview with nicolas winding refn on drive. Denmarks nicolas winding refn cut his teeth with the pusher trilogy before catching international attention with a series of viscerally bizarre films.
Nicolas winding refn is a danish film director, screenwriter and producer. With movies like bronson and valhalla rising, nicolas winding refn has proven himself to be one of the leading auteurs working in film today. New york quickly became his city and soon began to. Ryan gosling and nicolas winding refn discuss their film drive from the 2011 cannes film festival for the film stage. Drive director nicolas winding refn talks film violence. Two years ago i listened to an interview with danish director nicolas winding refn by elvis mitchell on kcrw while driving in l. All 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to. Now, one year later, refn is putting a definitive end to hopes that well ever see a drive 2 while at the same time hinting the driver character may be up for another ride. In 2008, refn cofounded the copenhagenbased production company space rocket nation.
In 2009, when ryan gosling reached out to nicolas winding refn to direct drive, a taut, quietly mesmerizing thriller about a getaway car driver, he found the danish director in one of. Nicolas winding refn talks drive, ryan gosling, and. Thats basically me tearing 20 pages out of the script. Drive unscripted ryan gosling, nicolas winding refn.
Drive director nicolas winding refn talks ryan goslings clout and artistic violence by matt barone matt barone is a staff writer at complex who. Although it built buzz to a deafening crescendo in between its. Nicolas winding refn in a karaoke bar on castration, revenge and postdrive rage video interview only god forgives director nicolas winding refn talks about his ultraviolent. Drive director nicolas winding refn talks ryan goslings clout and artistic violence by matt barone matt barone is a staff writer at complex who specializes in covering movies and tv. No drive sequel but the driver character may return in a. Refn had a very specific vision for the film, which included trancelike music and throwbacks to the aesthetics of films of his childhood.