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Alex Ross Perry Says Christopher Nolan’s ‘Miraculous’ ‘Dunkirk’ Was Main Inspiration for ‘Pavements,’ Calls Out ‘Unforgivable’ Scripts
Alex Ross Perry on using Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' as inspiration for 'Pavements' and why a film like it has 'never been done before.'
Alex Ross Perry revealed an unexpected inspiration for “Pavements,” his experimental musical biopic concert film about the American indie band Pavement: Christopher Nolan ’s Oscar-winning epic “Dunkirk.” Speaking at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where he is screening both “ Pavements ” and “Videohaven,” the indie director called Nolan’s effort “one of the most structurally incredible, miraculous scripts ever written.” The result, a hybrid film that mixes scripted scenes, archival footage, and a musical stage play, is something the filmmaker says “has never been done before. Elsewhere in the conversation, which happened alongside British filmmaker and IFFR Tiger Jury member Peter Strickland (“The Duke of Burgundy”), Perry spoke at length about the importance of a good script.
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