The reception to The Lighthouse was very strong and was the Cannes debut of a very important young director – and also the response to Ferrara’s Tommaso was very positive and generally thoughtful.ĬS: After playing Pier Paolo Pasolini for Abel Ferrara, you went even further this time round by playing Ferrara himself for… Ferrara. WD: It was gratifying to be presenting two very different roles in two very different films. How was your personal experience of that (stellar) Cannes edition and what stuck with you most? After Dafoe’s highly successful festival, Cédric Succivalli talked with him about both films, their directors, and working with his Lighthouse co-star Robert Pattinson.ĬS: With Tommaso in the Official Selection and The Lighthouse at Directors’ Fortnight, you gave us two instantly iconic performances and I’d go as far as to say you were the face of Cannes 2019. One of the people who most caught our (and everyone else’s) eye in Cannes was Willem Dafoe, who presented two highly praised films on the Croisette: Abel Ferrara’s Tommaso, which screened in the Official Selection of the festival, and Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, which blew up the Directors’ Fortnight. Cannes 2019: an interview with Willem Dafoe
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