Then the guy said "It's fun to work with Wong because there is no direction."
Old love hotel in Shinjuku's Kabukichô district called Hotel Rakuen ("paradise")
jasongray - www.panoramio.com - Peter Bellars's flickr
GASPAR NOE IN TOKYO
LTDT has been told than at least 13 stills from Enter the Void have been used for pre-sales during the AFM (American Film Market) 2008. Here is the exclusive description of these pictures, for the first time in the good ratio, 2,35:1 :
Still 1 : Oscar (Nathaniel Brown) and Linda (Paz de la Huerta), seated on grass and leaves in an autumnal gardens
Still 2 : High-angle shot of Oscar lying in toilets
Still 3 : Very strange night shot of a dark silhouette (Oscar ?) in front of a high-coloured city (or scale model)
Still 4 : Linda dancing with a strip-tease bar in red light
Still 5 : Impressive and perfect Oscar's point of view if his bloody hands
Still 6 : Oscar staring at the camera, maybe in a mirror, in a bathroom
Still 7 : High-angle shot of somebody (Oscar ?) running fast in a very long street by night
Still 8 : Impressive shot of Linda staring at Tokyo by night, in a balcony
Still 9 : Alex (Cyril Roy) smoking in a dark room, with the city behind him
Still 10 : Intake of drug, in close subjective shot
Still 11 : Impressive wide shot of Oscar in a street, in front of Japanese policemen arresting somebody
Still 12 : Wide shot in a psychedelic nightspot
Still 13 : Linda dancing in a nightspot, with other girls
- Film terminé : "It should be finished one year later, so, summer 2008 ?"
- Lieu de tournage : "En Japón a noventa por ciento. Pero también, hay unos flashbacks que transcurren en la infancia en América del Norte."
- Langue : "El guión será en inglés porque prefiero que la gente vea la película sin subtítulos y este idioma es más internacional que el francés o español. Y también el inglés fue mi segundo idioma, así que me parece un idioma natural. De niño, mis primeros contactos sociales fueron en inglés."
- Budget : "Le budget est de 10 millions d’euros"
- Post-production : 1 an - nombreux effets spéciaux (confiés à BUF) - "It's supposed to be a psychedelic movie. I wanted to make a movie that is really psychedelic from the beginning to the end. There are moments in 2001 : A Space Odyssey, there are moments in Altered States, but I wanted the whole movie to be seen from the brain of someone who is hallucinating." - "Va ver muchos más efectos visuales"
- Sujet : "It deals with drugs, it deals with sex. It's about a brother and a sister, and they're 18 and 20 and they're living in Japan and trying sexual things." - "C’est l’histoire d’un petit dealer au bas de l’échelle, un revendeur occidental qui vit au Japon. Il se retrouve dans une embrouille avec sa sœur…"
- Scénario : "I have a script with 90 or 100 pages"
- Sujet : "It deals with drugs, it deals with sex. It's about a brother and a sister, and they're 18 and 20 and they're living in Japan and trying sexual things."
- Acteurs : "Voy a elegir a la chica primero y luego al que hará de hermano. Pero no creo que vaya a escoger a ningún famoso. Los dos protagónicos son un chico de 20 y una chica de 18. Y después entre los secundarios tampoco va a haber ningún famoso, porque si escoges un famoso perturba más de lo que ayuda." - "Les deux personnages principaux ont 18 et 19 ans donc a priori, on n’aura pas de têtes d’affiche connues."
- Philippe Nahon ? : "Es como una mascota. Si no lo puedo meter como actor, lo meteré en foto o algo así. O al menos pondré una imagen de él hablando por la tele."
- Inspirations : "There are moments in 2001 : A Space Odyssey, there are moments in Altered States" - "Le sujet fait penser à L’Échelle de Jacob ou d’autres films de ce genre à la structure narrative un peu compliquée."
- Interdiction : "il risque une interdiction aux moins de seize ans"
toute une subculture qui existe particulièrement là-bas. Et puis j'adore Tokyo et j'aimerais filmer cette ville comme on ne l'a jamais vue à l'écran." (1999 - iTV pour Canal +)
dans un style défini. Mon prochain projet, conçu dans l'esprit de Vidéodrome ou de la séquence finale de 2001, l'odyssée de l'espace, doit être entièrement différent dans son traitement de l'image et sa réalisation." (1999 - iTV pour Le monde à la sortie de Seul contre tous)
"Aujourd'hui [1999], j'ai trouvé une productrice avec qui je m'entends très bien, qui va financer mon prochain film Soudain le vide. Il devrait être totalement postproduit en vidéo de haute définition et donc coûter plus de 40 millions de francs. Mais il n'y a rien de politique dedans." (1999 - sortie de Seul contre tous)
"If it's good, it could be like Inauguration of the Pleasuredome (by Kenneth Anger) - I've seen it ten, fifteen, twenty times and never got bored. You just feel like you're stoned. My purpose is to make a movie with a normal narrative but as the characters get stoned, you get stoned, and you don't come back. It's structured like 2001 or Videodrome. It's going to be very visual. People won't guess that I directed it. That's what I like about Kubrick - you see Lolita, 2001 and The Shining - how can you tell it's the same director ?"
« Ce film ne verra pas le jour avant 2 ans, probablement… En tout cas, si ce fameux film tourné en « master-shots » est Soudain le vide, il devrait être produits par X-Filme Ets (la maison de production du réalisateur allemand Tom Tykwer). Le film devrait aussi se tourner à Tokyo. Le sujet original de Enter the Void/Soudain le vide serait en gros basé sur le trafic de drogue et ses conséquences. Noé parle aussi d’un film qu’il décrit comme le plus violent de sa carrière. Est-ce Soudain le vide, je n’en sais rien. »
« Certains des plans qu’il prépare pour son prochain film sont très complexes à réaliser et à préparer…Des plans qui prendront des jours et des jours. C’est un film qui ne sera pas sur la même échelle qu’Irréversible. Il se peut aussi que le film soit en anglais. » (3 mars 2003 - l’Egyptian Theatre d’Hollywood - M.Bianchi)
Chaque teaser (sauf le premier) utilisent plus ou moins le style de police "néon" de l'affiche.
Le dossier de presse cannois d'Enter the Void
Le télécharger en .pdf
Project Type : Feature Film
Submission Type : SRN
Location : Quebec and Ontario
Union : Non-union
Release Date : 02-27-08
Audition Date : 03-03-08
Submission Deadline : 03-03-08
Shoot Date
Casting Category : Feature Film - Non-SAG
Market(s) : Buffalo, NY>Montreal, QC>Toronto, ON>Ottawa, ON
Project: Enter the Void
Union: NON UNION but paid the same
Area of Media: Feature film
Exec. Producer: Serge Catoire
Producer (s): Gaspar Noe
Director: Gaspar Noe (Irreversible avec Monica Bellucci)
Shoot: Ontario
Date of shoot: End of April
Casting director: Helene Rousse , Total Casting
Casting assistant: Marie-Claude
We would like to see suggestions by picture and resume BY EMAIL only for the moment. The director will pre-select by pictures first.
Storyline: ENTER THE VOID is a film that adopts the subjective point of view of the main character, Oscar, through a series of events preceding and following his death.
We see Oscar's life in his normal state of awareness and in his altered states: The state of alertness, the uninterrupted through procedure, memories, dreams, flashbacks, visions, hallucinations and mindsets.
A film where love, family, tragedy, drama, drugs, sex, death and reincarnation, all co-exist.
A fascinating, dramatic and complex story produced, written and directed by Gaspar No. It is a very visual film and will demand very strong performances to convey the complex emotions and state of mind of our characters. We are casting these roles for the shoot in Montreal. Roles are Canadian and non-union members.
LINDA (actor) at age 1 yr old.
Happy and pretty little girl. She is joyful and playful and very cute. Knows how to walk.
Must look like Linda at young age for the FLASH BACK.
1 Day shoot
Gender: Female
Age: from Any to 1
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 2 - Linda 3-5 years old
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
LINDA (actor) 3-5 yrs.
At age 3-5 yrs old a petite. English speaking (no accent) very cute. Long hair. She is fragile and delicate. Must look like Linda at young age for the FLASH BACK. Light brown eyes. She is very shaken and shocked following the car accident she was in, and that killed her parents. Her brother becomes her only world. She is very trusting and close to her big brother Oscar.
10 days
Gender: Female
Age: from 3 to 5
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 3 - Oscar baby
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
OSCAR (actor) baby 1-6 months.
He is breast fed by his mother and held by her. 1 day - You know someone who just gave birth?
Gender: Male
Age: from Any to 1
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 4 - Oscar 3-5 years old
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
OSCAR (ACTOR) AGE 3-5.
Must look like OSCAR at young age for the FLASH BACK. Light brown eyes. Speaks good English, (no accent)
Gender: Male
Age: from 3 to 5
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 5 - Oscar 6-7
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
OSCAR (actor) age 6-7.
Speaks good English, (no accent) very curious and adventurous boy. Must look like OSCAR at young age for the FLASH BACK. Light brown eyes. Even at this age he is protective of his sister. He is in the car with his sister during the terrible car accident that kills his parents. He is strong willed and determined to stay with his sister no matter what from that moment on. But life throws a few curves. Light brown eyes. 9 days of shoot
Gender: Male
Age: from 6 to 7
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 6 - Father
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
FATHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (principal) GENDER: MALE AGE: 40-45
(Possible nudity and sexual content: Oscar sees his parents "making him" in a flashback for a few seconds. No lines). About 6 days shoot. He is a handsome tall, strong (not a bodybuilder) and considerate husband. He is very much in love with his wife. A wonderful and playful father. ANGLO-SAXON TYPE.
Gender: Male
Age: from 38 to 48
Height: from 5' 10" to Any
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Medium - Athlitic - Thin -
Role # 7 - Mother
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
MOTHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (principal) GENDRE: FEMALE AGE :30-35
(Possible nudity and sexual content: : Oscar sees his parents "making him" in a flashback for a few seconds.) Jessica Pare style maybe . No lines. Knows English well.
A discrete and sensual woman with large breasts. The good sexy devoted and well educated Mother. She is very devoted and loving to her children and deeply in love with her husband. Per day all in (use fees included) (around 10 days.)
Gender: Female
Age: from 28 to 38
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Medium - Athlitic - Extra Large - Petite -
Role # 8 - Grand-father
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
GRAND-FATHER OSCAR AND LINDA (actor no lines) GENDRE: MALE AGE: 65-75. 65 to 75 yrs old. Tired with poor health and sweet. A tall and tender man and Anglo-Saxon type. Loving but unable to take care of small children and puts Linda and Oscar in the care of someone else where they will be separated. 1 day.
Gender: Male
Age: from 60 to 80
Height: from 5' 9" to Any
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
Role # 9 - Grand-Mother
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
GRAND-MOTHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (actor) GENDER: FEMALE AGE: 60-65
Tired and sweet grand-ma style English woman. She is a well-maintained woman but got very old when the accident occurred. She is exhausted by life and suffers of terrible anguish and sadness, which transpires, in her being. She also is unable to care for the children. 1 day.
Gender: Female
Age: from 55 to 70
Ethnicity: Caucasian -
Body Type: Any -
LINDA (actor) At age 1 yr old.Knows how to walk MUST look like Linda at young age: http://www.totalcasting.ca/Linda.html
Linda(actor) at age 3-5 yrs old. At age 3-5 yrs old a petite English speaking (no accent) very cute. Long hair. She is fragile and delicate. See pictures of the lead actor attached. Must look like Linda at young age: http://www.totalcasting.ca/Linda.htmlLight brown eyes .She is very shaken and shocked following the car accident she was in, and that killed her parents. Her brother becomes her only world. She is very trusting and close to her big brother Oscar.ONE SCENE OF THE FILM INVOLVES THE PARENTS, one MONTH OLD OSCAR, BABY LINDA IN THE BATH TUB WITH THE CAMERAMAN. LINDA (actor) 3-5yrs
OSCAR (actor) baby 1-6 monthsHe is breast fed by his mother and held by her. Reference Photos: http://www.totalcasting.ca/Oscar.htmlONE SCENE OF THE FILM INVOLVES THE PARENTS, one MONTH OLD OSCAR, BABY LINDA IN THE BATH TUB WITH THE CAMERAMAN. LINDA (actor) 3-5yrs
OSCAR (actor) age 3-5. Must look like OSCAR at young age for the FLASH BACK. Light brown eyes. Speaks good English, http://www.totalcasting.ca/Oscar.html
OSCAR (actor) age 6-7 Speaks good English, (no accent) very curious and adventurous boy. http://www.totalcasting.ca/Oscar.html Light brown eyes. Even at this age he is protective of his sister. He is in the car with his sister during the terrible car accident that kills his parents. He is strong willed and determined to stay with his sister no matter what from that moment on. But life throws a few curves.
FATHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (principal) GENDER: MALE AGE: 40-45
(Possible nudity and sexual content:Oscar sees his parents `making him`` in a flashback for a few seconds. no lines) about 6 days ) He is a handsome tall, strong (Not a bodybuilder) and considerate husband. He is very much in love with his wife. A wonderful and playful father. ANGLO-SAXON TYPE
MOTHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (principal) GENDER: FEMALE AGE :30-35
(Possible nudity and sexual content: one breast feeding scene and Oscar sees his parents `making him`` in a flashback for a few seconds. about 6 days) A discrete and sensual woman with large breasts. The good sexy devoted and well educated Mother. She is very devoted and loving to her children and deeply in love with her husband.
GRAND-FATHER OSCAR AND LINDA (actor no lines) GENDER: MALE AGE :65-75
65 to 75 yrs old. Tired with poor health and sweet. A tall and tender man and Anglo-Saxon type. Loving but unable to take care of small children and puts Linda and Oscar in the care of someone else where they will be separated.
GRAND-MOTHER OF OSCAR AND LINDA (actor) GENDER: FEMALE AGE: 60-65
Tired and sweet grand-ma style English woman. She is a well-maintained woman but got very old when the accident occurred. She is exhausted by life and suffers of terrible anguish and sadness, which transpires, in her being. She also is unable to care for the children.