The movie that always makes you cry.
The last 10 minutes of “Rudy” used to make me cry. All the people chanting his name from the bleachers. Haven’t seen it in years but, in general, I really like tear-jerkers. I wouldn’t know how to make one, but it’s a fine art.
The movie that always freaks you out/makes you scared.
Peter Weir’s “The Last Wave.” It has always gotten under my skin.
The movie you love that no one would expect you to love.
I guess I out-ed myself as loving “Rudy”?
The movie that defined your coming-of-age/high-school experience.
I’m tempted now to answer “Rudy” to the rest of these questions, but I’ll put a straight face back on. As a teenager, I liked everything that was “alternative,” so I loved all things that were hard to find or difficult to watch. I think my favorite film at that time was Pasolini’s “Salò“; my poor mother.
The movie that defined your childhood.
[Jean] Cocteau movies! “Beauty And The Beast” and “Les Enfants Terribles” which was based on his book for [Jean-Pierre] Melville. My mother was a francophile, so we watched a lot of French films growing up as she spoke the language fluently. Cocteau was a favorite and I have a lot of memories of watching his movies. And Hitchcock, we always watched Hitchcock.
“The Childhood Of A Leader” opens in limited release this weekend.
