ENGLISH SECTION Festival Daily SPECIAL EDITION OF THE OFFICIAL ENGLISH DAILY OF THE 46TH KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Sunday, July 3, 2011 free • page 1 ENG day Interview with DIVÁCKÁ CENA / AUDIENCE AWARD Tomorrow’s program Taxi Driver rides again Denis Villeneuve DENÍKU Vote for the best film of the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival! (Czech section: pages 8, 9, 10) page 2 3 page 4 (Czech section: page 2) THE LOWDOWN KVIFF’s invitation-only black Shakespeare paid my rent tie opening gala at the Pupp is a chance for stars, journos and in- dustry professionals to mingle in Dame Judi Dench stays at the Pupp, but avoids a room with a view their nattiest attire. For some newspaper hacks, the British actress Judi Dench has opening party is a once-a-year op- been a star on stage and screen for portunity to toss their ink-stained more than 50 years. At KVIFF on jeans in a corner, brush the crumbs out of their beards, dust Friday night, Dame Judi accepted off their glad rags and submit the Crystal Globe for Outstanding themselves to the scrutiny of the Artistic Contribution to World event’s bouncers. Cinema and presented the screen- Despite these careful ministra- ing of Cary Joji Fukunaga’s film tions, Lowdown staffers’ trap- Jane Eyre, in which she plays pings have occasionally failed to Mrs. Fairfax. She addressed meet the exacting standards of the a press conference of Czech and sartorial color guard. international journalists yesterday. During the waning hours of Friday’s festivities, however, one n You’ve won many awards guest was spotted wearing a rum- over the course of your career. pled blue tee-shirt and jean shorts, How does the Crystal Globe giving rise to much speculation rank among them? about the identity of the daring I think every prize you get is jorted wonder – and how he not only very surprising, but managed to sneak past the same nearly ejected a great honor. [Nonetheless] bouncers who Michael Madsen for wearing I think if you stop to think that denim not so long ago. you got the prize for this and that, One clue to the ability of some etc. you get a bit complacent... to transcend the merciless fash- But it’s wonderful to get some- ion standards might be a discreet thing and I think this one looks drawer spotted by one interna- very beautiful standing next to an tional correspondent as he passed Oscar, because it looks like his through the Pupp’s main en- wife. And they look very good to- trance. When a charming young gether! So, I shall introduce them woman greeter pulls it out, it as soon as I get home. seems she can quickly scan sev- n You’ve portrayed M in the Photo: Jan Handrejch eral photos of faces of VVIPs that James Bond franchise since are printed out for her – perhaps, 1995. Is it true that Bond 23 Dame Judi Dench held court for nearly an hour at the Thermal yesterday. the Lowdown imagines, a visual (slated for release in 2012) is reminder of whom not to mess about Mossad? And very early on I was told that wrong with my face. That’s what ing done it. I haven’t even seen Dench], who only ever wanted to with. I cannot tell you a single thing I would never make films by he told me. And I went back to A Room with a View yet! Good- be an actor, had chosen that and This, of course, is hardly the only intrigue being operated by about it. I’m not allowed to say a film director... [W]ith film, it’s the theaters and I went “Well, ness knows, that was long ago! I thought I’d try that, but I was very much “less is more.” Wasn’t good luck! That’s the film indus- But I will see it when I can just rather half-hearted about it. Now, the ever-canny festival press corps anything at all about it. It’s actu- this week. One young Czech ally true. You have to take a little it Greta Garbo who said you sit try’s loss.” distance myself from it. When it’s I couldn’t do anything else... n journo who had a no-show inter- vow about it. All I can tell you is up there and do nothing? I don’t Many actors say they don’t close up to you, you cease to look I never want a day to pass where view briefly floated the idea of that when the script was delivered actually believe in that, but I think like watching their own movies. at the story. You’re just riveted I haven’t learned something new. offering pre-eminent tough guy to me, it was delivered by a man a camera will pick up things very, Do you? thinking that there were so many In this profession you learn some- actor Burt Young the impromp- completely in black, who came in very astutely if you have the right I don’t much, no. I don’t enjoy other ways you could have done thing all the time. So that’s why tu role of a stand-in. When Young with it under his arm, put it down, thoughts in your head, because it watching... The thing about film, that... I think I’m an actress, and I can walked into the Pupp’s Cukrár- and ran off. I never even met him. shows up in your eyes. That’s of course, is that you can’t change n Why did you decide to be- make a living out of it. My hus- na for his own interview – in It’s very secretive. We’ll just have a different thing from working in it. It’s there and that’s the choice come an actress? band [actor Michael Williams] which he played nobody but Burt to wait till it comes out. the theatre, where I’m on stage you have made, or you and the di- That’s difficult… I didn’t want and I used to call Shakespeare Young (masterfully, we might n You worked on the stage and there’s a whole upper circle rector or your fellow actors have to be an actor. I wanted to be “the man who paid the rent,” be- add) – the idea was quickly aban- for years before you became and the gods, and dress circle and made. And there’s no room there a theatre designer. And then I once cause for many years he was. doned. While we still think the a film actress. How does your everything. for further expansion. So, I think saw a production and thought, I’ll fun-loving ex-boxer from Queens technique change when you n Why didn’t the director it’s frustrating to watch. I haven’t never be good enough at it. I’ll The questions above were would have gone for it, there switch from one medium to the think you would be a film ac- seen Jane Eyre yet. I will some- never achieve what I’m seeing recorded by yesterday’s press seemed little point in asking him other? tress? time, but only when there is a bit now. I don’t have that imagina- conference moderator, Veronika to be anything but his gruff, beau- tiful self. (WT) Well my passion is the theater. He thought I had everything more space between me and hav- tion. And so my brother [Jeffrey Bednářová. n SEE YOU THERE EXPLAINER How do you say ‘Czech, please?’ Jes Benstock Účet prosím, or, rather, saying something that Prosím proseem Please Director of The British Guide to Showing Off sounds approximately like “ooh-chet proseem” will Jak se máte yak se mahte How are you ensure that a waiter will get your bill when you ask Mám se dobře Mam se dobzhe I’m fine We’re going to have quite a lot of fun! We’re going to see for it. Although things have improved massively in Na shledanou naskledanoh Goodbye Deconstructing Dad, because Raymond Scott is a fascinat- recent years, there are still a lot of places in KV ing figure from the experimental music world. He looks kind where your English will only be met with blank Kde je…? guday yeh Where is… looks. This quick, phonetic survival guide to Czech of like somebody who works in an office, and yet he’s On the town backed by the most groundbreaking electronic music equip- won’t help you discuss Bergman’s later oeuvre with ment of the time... And I think I’m going to see Stranger the natives, but it could win you brownie points (and Kolik to stojí? kohleek to stoyee What’s the price? Things. We met the makers and they seemed very nice! The a lot of good will) for your efforts. (COC) Pivo, prosím peevo proseem One beer, please piece is about an unusual friendship between a woman and Basic phrases Ještě jednou Jesht-yeh jednoh One more, a homeless man, and it seemed to be made in a particular prosím. proseem please Mluvíte Mloo-vee-tay Do you speak spirit of British filmmaking, which involves improvisation Máte… mah-tay Do you have… and shooting chronologically, which are two very interest- anglicky ang-litskee? English? ing techniques that tend to get a particular gentle and often ano anno Yes jídelní lístek jeedelnee leestek a menu very compelling finished result.