At Home, with His Dark Side

QATAR TRIBUNE Publication Thursday 19.05.2016 Sonakshi Sinha gets At home, with award for getting angry... Bollywood his dark side COVER PGSTORY 2&3 02 Thursday, May 19, 2016 COVER STORY ¸>OLU0YLHK[OL ZJYLLUWSH`0[OV\NO[P[ ^HZWYVIHIS`VULVM[OL ILZ[^YP[[LUPUKPLÄSTZ0 OHKZLLUPUH]LY`SVUN [PTL0HSZVSV]L[OLNLUYL ]LY`T\JO0^HZYHPZLK VU[OPZRPUKVMTV]PL0»T HIPNMHUVMVSK)VNHY[ TV]PLZ¹ Adrien Brody in the filmManhattan Night. IAN SPELLING NYT SYNDICATE DRIEN Brody won an Acad- emy Award as Best Actor Adrien Brody’s for his work in The Pianist (2002), a heartfelt, pure labour of love. Since then Ahe’s sprinkled in some big-budget, main- stream Hollywood films, most notably The Village (2004), King Kong (2005) and Predators (2010), but more often noir New York than not Brody lends his considerable talents to more modest, riskier fare such because I love the complexity of the as The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Splice character,” Brody continued. “He’s a (2009), Detachment (2011), American real New Yorker. Plus it was exciting to Heist (2014) and The Grand Budapest shoot in New York. I’m from New York. Hotel (2014). People try to fake New York by shooting “Now more than ever, though the cri- in Toronto, and I shot New Zealand for teria always change for me, it really has New York when I did King Kong, but you to feel like a journey I want to embark really can’t fake New York.” on, in terms of the lessons I will learn, or Brody shares much of his screen time the elements of the character and story in Manhattan Night with Strahovski, that will resonate in a profound way, or the film’s leading lady, while Beals plays just in terms of the challenge of the role an important supporting role. The actor or getting the film made,” Brody said offered words of praise for both of his during a recent telephone conversation co-stars. from the art studio in his home in up- “They’re lovely, Yvonne and Jen- state New York. “So much of it is about nifer,” Brody said. “The dynamic with aspiring to collaborate with people who both of them was so different, but they are a pleasure to work with and who can Brody plays a substitute teacher who avoids getting attached to his students in the filmDetachment . are both so gifted and were so connected elevate my own work and provide insight to the work. We really had a beautiful and guidance.” meets Caroline (Yvonne Strahovski), a ment, though that was a very differ- ensemble, and the complexities of the The latest project to check all those stunningly beautiful mystery woman ent film, are very difficult to get made, relationships were really exciting. boxes is Manhattan Night, a thriller who asks him to help solve her husband’s especially today,” he said. “The business “Also, you have to want to do a movie based on Manhattan Nocturne, a 1996 murder. model has changed. Smaller, unique, like this, because there’s not a lot of novel by Colin Harrison. Brody stars as “When I read the screenplay,” the more-intimate dramatic films are just money or time,” he said. “We were all in Porter Wren, a loving father and hus- soft-spoken 43-year-old said, “I thought harder and harder to find because so few on it — Yvonne, Jennifer, myself, our di- band, as well as a respected but world- it was probably one of the best-written people are making them, and so I wanted rector, Brian (DeCubellis), and everyone weary journalist at a struggling New York indie films I had seen in a very long time. to support this, which I did by being one else — and that made it a blast.” newspaper. I also love the genre very much. I was of the producers, through my company, In addition to Manhattan Night, Wren risks it all – his marriage to raised on this kind of movie. I’m a big fan Fable House, and raising the financing Brody has a couple of other films com- Lisa (Jennifer Beals), his professional of old Bogart movies. for it. pleted. He plays the Holy Roman Emper- reputation and even his life – when he “Movies like this and like Detach- “And I wanted to act in it, too, or Charles V, the title character in direc- 03 COVER STORY Thursday, May 19, 2016 tor Lee Tamahori’s adventure Emperor, which was shot in Prague and Belgium, and he co-stars with Salma Hayek and Shohreh Aghdashloo in the drama Septembers of Shiraz, which follows a Jewish family in Iran during the revolu- tion. Both films are awaiting release in the United States. “Charles V was probably the most powerful man in the world at the time Emperor explores, the 16th century,” Brody said. “He consolidated his power and aligned with the Pope (Oliver Platt) and ruled Europe. It was an exciting and challenging movie to make, but it was very interesting to play a man who exudes that kind of power. “There’s such complexity to a man like that, with the isolation and the constant threat that exists,” he said. “And then, of course, we got to do big, epic action scenes, with sword fighting, and that’s always fun. Even the rulers had to Brody won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama Brody played the iconic escape artist Harry fend for themselves constantly.” The Pianist. Houdini in the 2014 miniseries ‘Houdini’. As much as he loves acting, Brody has another great passion, only recently That’s my love, my first love. I don’t revealed to the world: painting. He’s think that’s something I’m consider- painted since childhood, but didn’t show ing giving up, although I did take pretty his art publicly until last year, when much all of last year off and will probably his collection ‘Hotdogs, Hamburgers take half of this year off just to pursue and Handguns’ debuted at Art Basel in the painting. Miami Beach. He debuted his current “The thing is, I actually want to be collection, ‘Hooked’ — renderings of col- more involved in films,” Brody said. “I ourful, lively fish — in May at the David wish to direct and do more producing Benrimon Fine Art Gallery during New and to keep acting. So the idea is to be York Art Week. more involved, but on fewer projects, if “The autonomy one has as an artist is that makes any sense, and then spend just wonderful,” Brody said. “You know more time painting and finding other very well the complexity of making a creative fulfillment as well.” movie, and especially making a good one. As talented as you may be at your part of the equation, so many other parts have Brody (pictured with Willem Dafoe) was among the ensemble cast of Wes Anderson’s offbeat comedy to work, and seamlessly, or you don’t end The Grand Budapest Hotel set in Hungary in the days before World War I. up with something good. And sometimes it takes several years to make a good I have the freedom to do it as often as I ways to be inspired and using that in- movie. want, and to do it on my own. spiration for both my film work and the “Painting gives me this form of “And it doesn’t detract from my love painting.” creative expression that I can share and of film,” Brody continued. “It kind of What if he had to pick only acting or explore and immerse myself in, and it’s works hand-in-hand. If I’m involved in a only painting? a blessing,” he said. “As an artist I’m the film project that’s being written or that’s “Fortunately I don’t have to worry writer, the producer, the director, the ac- being developed, or if I’m on location, I about that,” the actor replied, laughing. tor. Everything is my interpretation, and can paint, and so I’m constantly finding “But I wouldn’t want to give up acting. Brody played record-company founder Leonard Chess in the based-on-fact Cadillac Records. Many moviegoers first became aware of Brody when he co-starred in Terrence Malick’sWorld War II. 04 Thursday, May 19, 2016 5th How Women Find Work conference held TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK HE recent How Women Find Work - Jobseekers’ Conference & Recruitment Fair brought together women seeking em- Tployment in Qatar with HR specialists, recruitment agencies and employers. Now in its fifth year, the How Wom- en Find Work (HWFW) conference is a highlight on Doha’s event calendar as many women, despite having excel- lent experience and a wealth of skills, still struggle to find suitable jobs. Hav- ing recognised that this was an issue that affected many women of all ages and backgrounds, How Women Work (HWW) community decided that something needed to be done to help. The HWW community partnered with a number of respected local recruitment agencies, who were willing to share insights into how to get hired in Doha, and the HWFW conference series was born. The conference has evolved into a popular event that not only allows women to learn more about the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of getting hired in Doha, but also hosts a small recruitment fair that in November 2015. allows candidates to speak directly to “When we first moved to Qatar I was recruitment agents and recruitment of- happy to spend a few months being a ficers who are currently hiring.

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