Hi Dickon,
>Thanks for your advice. Extremely good idea to go straight to the
>horses mouth and contact the director. Just a bit scary-
I met Sonke Wortman several times back in 93'.... he is very nice.... very
quiet at first... he wouldn't remember me..... he was casting for a film
*Mr. God this is Anna* that never made it into production.... I believe
that it was postponed and eventually cancelled because of the success of
his earlier film..... I think that he had to supervise the dubbing of it
into English or something like that.
>what do I
>say, what do I ask him etc.
He struck me as a person who would appreciate a polite approach however
Directors, Actors etc. are human.... treat them as you would anyone else...
treat them as you would any other working person.... for that is often the
way that European artists like to be treated.... the diety approach is
usually a total turn off... they do not have an underlying need to be
worshipped... just understood and appreciated for their individual
approaches and accomplishments.... but do tell him why you are interested
in his work.....and why you find his film worthy of merit.
>Will try and get hold of his e-mail
>address and then maybe contact him in two or three weeks when I
>feel a bit more confident about my subject.
I don't know his email address or even if he has one.... but any mail sent
to him via Miramax is almost sure to reach him eventually.... whether or
not he replies will probably depend upon how busy he is... directors often
work from day break to dusk... and often very much later into the night....
but do try it.... and be patient..... but don't delay in sending your first
communication to him.... a director friend of mine only replies to his
letters every three months or so.... he reads his mail but hasn't the time
to write back.... and also likes to give his films 100% of his attention
and so deliberately avoids any distractions.
good luck with the thesis... I'm sure it will be well worth reading,
Julia
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