Writer and director Noah Baumbach took on the topic of divorce in 'Marriage Story' to shed light on the divorce system and process, which he believes aren't often talked about. Now, the film is up for six Oscars — including best picture. hereandnow
Netflix film"Marriage Story" is up for six Oscars at this Sunday’s Academy Awards, including best picture.
“In a way, it felt like a fresh subject to me again, because I think I was thinking of this movie as a love story and a way to explore marriage,” he says. “And just because something is over doesn't mean it failed.” In his previous divorce film, “The Squid and the Whale,” the story was told from a child’s perspective with innocence. The adult perspective in “Marriage Story” shows innocence too in a different way, he says.“They start in a place of innocence and then they go through an adventure that often is quite crazy and surreal and mad,” he says. “And because of this, particularly the divorce system in America and the legal system, it can be extremely scary for people. It's extremely shocking.
In many scenes, Charlie and Nicole are “voiceless” while their lawyers speak for them. Upon meeting their potential clients, the lawyers embody a persona to win the couple over and Laura Dern’s character sways Nicole with a “seduction scene,” he says. One reason Baumbach wanted to make the film was to present two “equally sympathetic and imperfect” sides of a story. He also aimed to shed light on the divorce system and process, which he believes aren’t often talked about.
The film marked Baumbach’s fourth time working with Driver, and Johansson signed on in-part because she was going through a divorce herself, he says. He interviewed the cast about their lives and relationship because he wanted them to influence their characters.In his own relationship, Baumbach says he and partner Greta Gerwig maintain an “open conversation” about what they’re working on and contribute to each other’s projects — from reading scripts to visiting sets and editing rooms.
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