Shame is the second film co-produced by Michael Fassbender and director steve mcqueen. The last film Hunger helped fassbinder find his own direction and orientation, which won him the title of Venetian film emperor.

Fassbinder bluntly said: "In the process of working with him on this film, my only thought was' I can't hold him back, I can't be his weakness'. I thank him, he is my brother and my mentor. " Aaronov, chairman of the 68th Venice Jury, commented on his award: "The power of shame is extraordinary. Fassbinder's performance is like an incredible spiritual journey. I was moved by his sensitivity, fragility and loneliness. When I look at him, I can feel how much the actor trusts his director. He completely surrendered in the movie. "

Steve mcqueen: Brandon can be all of us.

After Hunger, Shame directed by steve mcqueen caused a sensation in the industry again. A lot of straightforward sex and nude scenes in the film caused great controversy among the audience. When the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, a female audience even fainted during the movie (actually stunned by a violent scene). Director McQueen is very calm. He said, "It's really no big deal. They say that Michael is naked, but half of the audience is male, and Michael owns them. I believe that 99% of the audience have seen male nudity, so this should be the least shocking thing. "

The script was written by Steve McQueen and Abby Morgan, and Abby's other work, The Hours, is playing on BBC 1. In the process of script writing, they interviewed many people who are addicted to sex like Brandon, the leading actor. The most common word they said was "shame", which is why McQueen chose this as the film title.

In the film, Brandon portrayed by McQueen is a personable and successful person, but his heart is lonely and helpless. He is addicted to vulgar and obscene video sex and * * books. He likes to have sex with strangers in public places and all kinds of strange restrictions, but he can't do anything about the woman he really likes. "He tried hard, but there was nothing he could do," director McQueen explained the role of Brandon. "He can be every one of us. In my time, * * books were hidden at the top of the bookshelf, but now, the way to get * * pictures and * * content is very common, and * * literature and pornographic websites are everywhere. I think this is also the starting point for me to shoot this film. " Abi morgan, the screenwriter of the film, said, "We live in an addictive world. What if we quit addiction? "

McQueen's first film Hunger tells about the struggle between faith, body and politics, and this film Shame is also a film related to politics. McQueen said, "The themes of these two films are politics and freedom. My last work took place in prison, and they were seeking freedom. The protagonist of this movie is not in jail, but he lost his freedom. " McQueen prefers long shots and long dialogues to be blank, and he is very cautious and particular about editing each shot. He said that the dialogue gap is of special significance to him. "People keep saying that blanks are actually more expressive than those ridiculous conversations."

Michael Fassbender: He won the Best Actor in the end.

Michael Fassbender, a 34-year-old German actor, won the Venice Best Actor Award for his outstanding performance in the film. He said that he should thank director Steve McQueen for his achievements today. "The movie Hunger changed my life." Fassbinder said that in fact, as early as 2008, McQueen mentioned the idea of shooting this film to him, but he hardly thought about it, only asked two questions: when and where to shoot it.

Fassbinder thinks the role in the film is more difficult and challenging than his role in the 2008 film Hunger. "Braddon is a fictional character. According to the description in the script, I want to sort out a logical personal development history. Braddon's heart is very anxious, constantly fighting with yourself. He has been suppressing his inner strength and trying to get rid of his inner shackles, but these must be covered up. These changes in mentality are not instantaneous. We must rely on hypothetical analysis of his parents, family, friends, his past and other issues to understand why he has become like this and his future development. " He believes that Bladen's intimacy phobia is actually a common problem in modern society. "Now we live in a society where everything is within reach. We are troubled by all kinds of information every day, and people become anxious, so people will try their best to find themselves and find happiness in some strange ways. "

Regarding the nude scenes in the film, fassbinder said that he was embarrassed at first. After all, he wanted to be naked in front of a group of strangers, but he believed McQueen didn't do it for fun. He admitted, "Those scenes are really explicit, but I have to go all out in this matter. If I wear shorts or hide, the movie will lose its effect. "

McQueen used jazz to describe the cooperation with Michael Fassbender. He said: "After you have written the tune, melody and harmony, there is still room for improvisation. I won't cooperate with robots. Actors are just like those excellent players. There is no doubt that fassbinder is a very good player. His performance in the film often surprises me. "

Carey Mulligan: Successful transformation.

In the film, carey mulligan, a high-profile rising star in growth education, made a breakthrough attempt in this film, and her nude scenes in the film also became a hot topic in the media. The role of Cece has both rebellious and helpless girls, and Mulligan's transformation is not unsuccessful. She said that she didn't want to shoot those costume films any more. Although that type was good, she just didn't want to play that role any more. "I don't want to do the same thing the second time. I don't want to repeat myself Although the time span of costume films can be very long, I hope I can make all kinds of attempts, not limited to the titles of British actors and my accent. I want to play an American. "

Mulligan said that it was like a dream to recall when he received the role, because director McQueen didn't let her audition. She invited the director to have breakfast together to express her desire for the role and said that she was ready and would do her best. She got the part a few hours later. She said, "I can't believe he really let me play. At that time, it was more than a year after the filming of Wall Street. I had nothing at hand, and the role of Cece had everything I wanted. I am very eager to get this role. David hasn't seen my performance, and I don't have much performance experience. So I am really surprised that he can let me play. "

As for the role of Cece in the play, she said that she was a bit like Nina in The Seagull. "I finished filming Seagull in London a few years ago, and I was totally addicted to my role Nina. And for a long time after that, I didn't find a role that could be compared with it. Once you play that role, other roles will disappoint you. When I saw the script of Shame, I thought I had finally found Nina's sister. " She said, "As Cece, I can be very free, without thinking about what to eat or drink, or even going to the gym. Cece is an alcoholic. She doesn't even have money to dye her hair. So I'm very excited to play this role, and I don't have to worry about being photogenic. There was a scene where I was standing naked in the bathtub. I wasn't thinking about whether I would look good without clothes. What I thought at the time was that sissy is such a person. "

Regarding the film opposite Michael Fassbender, Mulligan said that he didn't know what he was doing most of the time. "We will rehearse in advance, but many conversations are improvised by us. Usually we are in the camera, and I don't know what he will do next. But he can control me well. I have lived with my brother since I was a child, so I am good at making trouble and so on, and fassbinder knows that even if he throws me up, I won't get hurt. So the shooting process is a bit scary, but it is also very exciting. We do what we like. "

As for the first collaboration with director McQueen, she said that she liked the film very much, but for the director herself, she said, "He is rude. He is the most incredible director. He never gives in or backs down. His interest is not in the performance of actors, but in people. I am sometimes afraid of him because he wants you to be more real and he will force you to do it. " Mulligan said McQueen would never cut the film. Because he never flinches from what he wants, and he will never cut the film into a film rating system for commercialization. And they all think that the film grading system is unreasonable. "Violence and terror can pass, but nudity and sex can't?"