James Toback – The Private Life of a Modern Woman #Venezia74

September 7, 2017

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews James Toback, director of the film The Private Life of a Modern Woman.

James Toback presented his latest film, The Private Life of a Modern Woman, out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. He stopped by our studio in Venice to talk about it. He tells us that he has been a fan of Sienna Miller, the lead actress of the film, for many years and, indeed, that the film was conceived and written for her. Toback also talks about the dreamlike feel of the movie, and more.

The Private Life of a Modern Woman: Vera Lockman, a successful actress, living alone in a stunning New York loft, thrashes during a nightmare in which she struggles with, shoots and kills her drug-dealer, ex-boyfriend, Sal. Jolted awake, she reveals in her journal that the killing in her nightmare actually occurred the day before and that Sal, dead, lies in a trunk in her living room. Leon, Vera’s lover, arrives and is dismissed, permanently. Franklin, a filmmaker/ friend, stops by, concerned. He grills Vera, provoking confusion and a hint of dread. Vera drives the trunk to an isolated area and rolls it into a lake. She returns to her loft and is startled by a narcotics detective, McCutcheon, who asks about Sal. Vera believes that McCutcheon accepts her false story. Vera serves dinner to her beloved but decaying grandfather, Arthur, and her mother, Elaine. Carl Icahn, Arthur’s former high school classmate, stops by afterward. Vera and Carl connect emotionally. The next day Vera, calm for the first time, writes. Her mood is shattered by the crescendo of police sirens. She springs to the window and sees McCutcheon. Their eyes meet. Arrest awaits her.

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Chiara Nicoletti James Toback Out of Competition The Private Life of a Modern Woman

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James Toback

Film

The Private Life of a Modern Woman

Festival

Mostra del Cinema di Venezia

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