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Daniel Craig On Intimacy, Fulfillment & Accessibility Of Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ – Venice Film Festival


Daniel Craig discussed Luca Guadagnino’s film Queer in Venice today, touching on its scenes of intimacy as well as the fulfillment he took from the role

Craig plays William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties who leads a solitary life amidst a small working-class and collegiate community in 1950s Mexico City. There’s a room full of people watching you.” However, he added, “We just wanted to make it as touching and as real and as natural as we possibly could… Drew’s a wonderful, fantastic, beautiful actor to work with, and we just, we kind of had a laugh. Guadagnino, whose Challengers opted out of Venice’s opening night slot amid the actors strike last year, returns to the Lido after debuting such titles here as A Bigger Splash, Suspiria and Bones and All.

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