| September
23rd.
We are almost finished shooting. 60 days, that
was the plan and I think we'll make it. I'm discovering
that my life is film... really, there's nothing
better for me and I have to thank my stars and the
gods and specially Jan for choosing me. I don't
think I imagined it could be this way. I think I
did a good job in this film, so far ... and now
there's the offer to do three more, three more films
in the next two years, that's not bad ... I'm happy.
September 25th
We shot the scene with Marie, she did it very
well, the rehearsing worked out. She had a very
dramatic face when she knew that she was going to
be killed. The expression on her face was really,
really good. I'm impressed. I haven't seen any of
the rushes, so I don't know how do I look. Jan says
that I look great, I believe him, but I'm not sure
about myself.
Jan's policy is not to let the actors see themselves
when they work for the first time. He says that
it can be devastating for them if they don't like
themselves and would affect the rest of the shooting.
So no one is seeing any rushes, only Jan and the
crew. Not even Margot ... JJ doesn't want me to
be jealous, I guess. So I trust him ...
Like I trusted him that night in the tropics,
when I was hanging on top of the burning charcoal
and he was whipping me. I was afraid of burning
my feet, my fingers were slipping down and I couldn't
keep myself up there, so I fell. He was right there.
I felt the heat under my bare feet, it was really
hot, but I didn't touch it, I fell on Jan's arms,
he held me tight against him, I wrapped my arms
around his neck and my legs around his waist and
he walked away from the fire. "I wont let you burn
your feet... we're still shooting and you have some
running scenes coming... I can't afford not having
you in the set..." I laughed, of course he was joking
... was he?
September 29th.
We're done! ... Tomorrow is the last shooting
day, a short day, a very simple scene, saved for
the last day. We have a big party after Jan gives
the word. |
