EPISODE · Dec 23, 2024 · 32 MIN
Babygirl with Halina Reijn and Spike Jonze (Ep. 520)
from The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast · host Directors Guild of America
Director Halina Reijn discusses her new film, Babygirl, with fellow Director Spike Jonze in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, she discusses finding a tone for what she describes as “a comedy of manners”, working with her Composer to create a soundtrack that follows the seduction over the drama, and finding Actors that could inhabit seductive roles with comedic turns. The film follows a high powered businesswoman who begins a taboo relationship with a much younger intern at her company. As the secret affair deepens, she puts her career and family on the line. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/en/Events/2025/February2025/Babygirl_QnA_1224
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Director Halina Reijn discusses her new film, Babygirl, with fellow Director Spike Jonze in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, she discusses finding a tone for what she describes as “a comedy of manners”, working with her Composer to create a soundtrack that follows the seduction over the drama, and finding Actors that could inhabit seductive roles with comedic turns. The film follows a high powered businesswoman who begins a taboo relationship with a much younger intern at her company. As the secret affair deepens, she puts her career and family on the line. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/en/Events/2025/February2025/Babygirl_QnA_1224
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