Last month, it crushed us to learn that Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd” was only going to be released next year. This is a film that even the actors who worked on it can’t seem to properly describe.
What exactly has Ari Aster created here?
The film sounds unique, dreamy, surreal and unexplainable. Oh, and it stars the ever-fascinating Joaquin Phoenix, an actor whose unpredictability, on and off the screen, has turned him into one of the most important actors of the 21st century.
Actor Denis Ménochet has been promoting "As Bestas" in France and was asked in an interview about Aster's “Disappointment Blvd,” for which he stars in:
“When Ari Aster calls, it's already crazy. Aster saw me in "Custody” and wanted me to be in his movie. I can't tell you about the film, it would be a shame if you aren’t as surprised as I was. Aster is a conductor who knows all the music in the world. He has a very impressive ability to envision things, even in the smallest details. With his cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski, he makes shots that mix horror films from the late 70s and 80s with very modern elements. At times, the whole crew stopped working to look at the shots because, and it provokes something wonderful in you... I've never seen that before. Really, this film is on a whole other level that I've never seen before. And I have never seen so many enthusiastic people follow a young man, who just turned 35, on his third film."
In another interview, Ménochet continued with the praise for Aster and his film:
“Ari Aster is creating his own film genre. I was more than impressed on set. Also because there was Joaquin Phoenix in a role like we've never seen him play before. Ari was creating these incredible shots with his cinematographer, he was using old techniques from the 1980s, but it also felt very modern, in a completely crazy setting. It was a huge what the fuck this shoot."
Please inject this movie straight into my veins, ASAP. We already know Aster will not be releasing “Disappointment Blvd” this year, a 2023 bow, possibly at Cannes, is highly likely for this beast of a movie.
The film is said to be a black nightmarish comedy about a son, his mom and guilt. Phoenix’s character goes on a Kafka-esque Journey after learning of the death of his mother. During this tumultuous time, he learns of the unusual way his mother died, and makes an alarming discovery about his past. I’m hearing the film has supernatural elements to it as well.