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Scarlett Johansson On Why The Script For Her Directorial Debut ‘Eleanor The Great’ Made Her Cry: “It’s About Forgiveness” – Cannes Cover Story
Cannes Cover Story: Scarlett Johansson reveals her "nerve-wracking" directorial debut experience making 'Eleanor the Great'
She founded her production company These Pictures in 2017, and, along with Redford, her director collaborators over the years include Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola, Jonathan Glazer, the Coens, Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson. When we sit down together in a New York photo studio, Johansson has just wrapped the shoot accompanying this article, and quick as a flash, she’s wiped off all the makeup and is back in her regular clothes — a chic but low-key jacket and pants. Hecht, with whom Johansson had appeared on Broadway in a 2010 production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, would be Eleanor’s long-suffering daughter, while Ejiofor, who as Nina’s father is grieving the loss of his wife, immediately connected to the role.
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