Whereas I think Lilith is interested in bringing the system down.
And that feels a very contemporary thing for a woman who’s suffered extreme pain to want to do.
“Guillermo is very, very big on backstory,” she explains.
Cate Blanchett in “Don’t Look Up” (L) and “Nightmare Alley” (R).NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX; Kerry Hayes/Searchlight Pictures
And particularly because the absurd became increasingly realistic and possible.
We were all living it.
We’re living the ridiculousness as a species.
NightmareAlleyis in theaters now, andDon’t Look Upis streaming on Netflix.
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