I want to die in an environment where my cellular structure can go back in and feed: Frances McDormand
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Toronto, Oct 23:During one of the conversations series organized by the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) held at Toronto, Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director & Co-Head of TIFF discusses the film ‘Nomadland’ with Frances McDormand, winner of various oscar awards, playing Fern in the film and her exploration of the vast landscape of the American West, in Chloé Zhao, director and producer’s intimate portrayal of life as a modern-day nomad. Asha Bajaj, Editorial-Director of Canadian-Media brings you the excerpts:
Excerpts:
Cameron to Frances: Frances, one of the first things we learn about Fern is her freedom. We see her peeing on the side of the road, not caring about the world. She follows her own schedule in her job. But as the film progresses, we see more layers including her self-protective sense that may seem to others as freedom. Can you describe Fern at her core?
Frances: In the time that we spent together, I perceived a child-like quality in her that we were interested in for Fern. She has a set of very prescribed rules living in an empire, and once she hits the road the possibilities become open…