I don't know how the hell you do that. 3.5. And in "Fish Tank," what she thinks is going to be her way out is dancing. So your 2009 film "Fish Tank" also started a teenage girl who wasn't a professional actress. Jake does his magazine spiel, which involves reeling off a dozen lies with the speed of an unflappable executive. WebThat's the genius and pain of American Honey: the depiction of a world that seems unlimited but which offers no sense at all of how to take advantage of that And I ended up doing it for quite a few years. All rights reserved. GROSS: Me? For theres a competing energy out there (seen more in those who have less), one thats brilliantly evoked by American Honey. The movie is abouta girl trying to escape a world of no hope, but she does it by joining a group of outsiders who cant connect with anyone outside themselves. That was my sense from talking to a lot of these kids. The characters in American Honey have cut themselves loose from their parents (the implication is that they probably had good reason to i.e., they came from I work with casting directors, and they kind of - people who have done this before and they will go out to, like, places where the kind of people we're looking for might hang out. And I think even when we were doing it, everyone was thinking, wow, how is this going to work because it's kind of such a strong image? The soundtrack of "American Honey" is I got to meet people and do things and travel and see the world. I was gonna do it after Fish Tank, Arnold says. What are we doing when we get there? 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And that is the thing that I think made her leave in the end is that - she turned into something she didn't - she wasn't happy about. For me, the space and the, you know - if people go see "Fish Tank," I would love them to not know - I wouldn't want to explain to them what I kind of intended or what I felt were the intentions of each of those characters. Principal photography began in May 2015 with filming taking place in several states across America. GROSS: So what stories did you hear from the one person who you cast who had actually done this sort of work? 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. WebThere is little chance that she is just going to settle down and hold a 9-5 job. Is the whole thing a scam, or is there actually a magazine that's delivered in the end? The crew ends up living temporarily in a rundown house, and Jake and Star renew their relationship. The Unloved, Part 113: The Sheltering Sky, Fatal Attraction Works As Entertainment, Fails as Social Commentary, Prime Videos Citadel Traps Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden in Played-Out Spy Game, New York Philharmonic and Steven Spielberg Celebrate the Music of John Williams. I'm sorry. So her new identity found at the end is only temporary. It is an amazing place to be where you can show something that perhaps doesnt get seen.. And she plays a teenager whose mother is an alcoholic and pays little attention to her, and the mother has a new boyfriend played by Michael Fassbender. Rated R Learn More{{/message}}. [41], Other songs featured in the film but not included in the soundtrack are:[45], In January 2016, A24 acquired distribution rights to the film. that it would hamper a film that could have so easily taken advantage of the Star also distracts Jake by flirting with and eventually kissing him. And he kind of plays the potential boyfriend to her and kind of seduces her to come along. And she's also showing the teenage girl, who's now part of the crew, that she's going to be dominated, too. Copyright 2016 NPR. I wouldn't want it any other way, actually, because I wouldn't want them to be feeling unsafe and come with us, you know. GROSS: Who need a way out of the situation that they're in. That's why it's quite and the After dumping off the kids back with their trailer trash mom, Star returns to where the groups van is parked and falls asleep until Jake finds her there in the morning, delighted that she has agreed to travel to Kansas and become part of the team selling magazine subscriptions. The crew arrive at a suburban neighborhood. [63] The film won the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize,[7] and received a special commendation from its Ecumenical Jury. Yet when you see American Honey, you may feel that teenage rebellion, for the first time, has gone about as far as it can go that its reached a point where its consuming itself. Really, you know, my mom was a single mom. So tell us a little bit about what your home was like. widescreen vistas of the heart of the country, but its effective because it The spirit channeled by American Honey isnt limited to no-future runaways. Theres an energy to the hazy days "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earl is a classic country tune that speaks to the film's themes of youth, freedom, and the search for identity. In a decade-end list, Christgau named it the third-best album of the 2010s. And so it's this really strange power scene where the Krystal character, the crew manager, is showing her power over the Shia LaBeouf character. They want something from me. Isn't that dated. It often She's trying things on. The songs were compiled by producer Julia Oh, music supervisors Earworm Music, Andrea Arnold, and the films cast. I'm interested in your approach to casting especially the casting of the teenagers who were not professional actors. So she (unintelligible) in there, and you can't do your fake tan yourself very easily. "American Honey" is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and written by Arnold, from a story by photographer and writer Larry Clark. Over the past 10 years, the United States has gone from producing more than half of all the honey it consumes to importing the vast majority, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But its also what Ive experienced by just driving around and what Ive read. ARNOLD: When we were casting it was a different thing. Running 163 minutes, the film provides a Zeitgeist-y snapshot of American youth culture the carefree partying, passionate sex and bitter resignation but its intimate enough to feel like a deeply personal work. Thats a question that adults have been asking ever since the teenager was invented as a stand-alone demographic entity, sometime in the early 40s. Even when they stop at a motel to break, they use The movie is a warning about the destruction of empathy. Arnold shoots American Honey in her typical full-frame The film stars newcomer Sasha Lane as Star, a young woman who joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and follows her journey as she navigates the challenges of life on the road. Jake, however, fearing the worst, arrives and threatens the men with a gun before stealing their car. Kiss Paul Stanley Has 'Thoughts' About Parents Who Support Kids Gender Identities As Star's own mother died of a meth overdose, she feels sympathetic toward them and goes out to buy them groceries. magazine sales group who collects the cash and makes the assignments. For a moment, youre high on the moment. What do you tell them so that you don't sound totally crazy and that you don't sound like, you know, a pervert trying to get them into some kind of trap? Certainly shes done well extracting strong performances from her principles, Lane and LaBeouf, reminiscent of James Dean and Natalie Wood in the iconic teen rebellion epic, Rebel Without a Cause. Their mothers have alcohol or drug problems. And Nadia was pretty good at that. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Something about that just calmed me. We meet Star (Sasha Lane) in a dumpster, looking for food. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR, and if you're just joining us, my guest is Andrea Arnold. It's actually far more complicated and hard work and actually the people who do it are amazing. gang, joining them on this journey. makes her feature debut confidently, never feeling like shes performing as It is also possible to buy "American Honey" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Usually, theyre at a party, they put some music on, but theyre all dancing to something else, so the rhythms a bit off. She learns that Jake is one of the "American Honey" explores themes of youth, freedom, and the search for identity, and is a visually stunning and emotionally charged film. So, yeah, I can't talk about that. leaders of the group, who travel the country selling magazines door to door. an inevitable bit of a love story between Star and Jake, although its not a Shortly after, a bloodied Jake asks her if she was hurt by the man and later asks if she slept with him. Dancing around the fire, Star is pulled aside by Jake, who privately hands her a turtle. It felt like a real dysfunctional road trip with some interesting characters. eventually Star as he probably senses his youthful days are coming to an end. Arnold began writing the screenplay in 2013 and it was first announced under the pre-production title Mag Crew at Film4's 2013 Cannes Film Festival party. That's how we found all of them really. I learned so much about cameras and about putting things together and all the kind of things that I use now in what I do. The following morning, the crew get in the car and there is a new girl there, while Jake is missing. No trailer songs have been added yet. speeding down the freeway. So he has to take out the lotion, crouch down and start massaging her legs with lotion, which is a very kind of sexual act because she's wearing either a bathing suit or - I mean, a bikini or underwear. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. So she's got Jake doing it. And John Powers will review the new HBO series "Westworld" which premieres Sunday. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. follows Star on adventures in the magazine sales trade, bringing her back to [19] Arnold discovered Sasha Lane while she was on spring break with her friends; Lane decided to audition for the film and was cast in the lead role. Its around this time that Jake reveals he has a stash of jewellery that hes stolen from various potential customers at the houses he visits, which he eventually plans to sell in order to purchase a house. So I never officially did it, but I was always dancing. Tucker Carlson Bashes Fox Nation in Leaked Video, Whats so powerful about American Honey is how it encompasses both that excitement of youth and the anxious, on-the-margins world of its characters both of which Arnold was keen on coexisting in the movie.
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