When a person comes from a broken family where the father was a manipulative and evil figure, his death involves a complex emotional conflict. And that’s what director Rodrigo García explores in “Raymond & Ray”. Two brothers who have been separated for years get together to organize the funeral of their father, whom they both hated. The traumas of the past will visit them on a journey that is as dramatic as it is comical in which they will have to manage the legacy of a man they have disowned, but who will discover had a much larger life that they did not know.
The film stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke, who play the role of the brothers. “There is something very funny about the way they both deal with their father’s trauma and his death.”, says McGregor of the film’s black humor in an exclusive interview for eCartelera. Surprised by the funny tone of the film, he assures that during the filming he was not entirely aware of it. “I don’t know if it was necessarily all in the script”exposes.
Hawke, for his part, sees the comic aspect of the “Raymond & Ray” story as the perfect slice of real life. “When you show people in pain, with the father dying and all, it’s very easy to be a cliché”comments the actor, “but real life is so fun”. Therefore, think about human nature: “Human beings are stupid, stupid and idiotic. Even when painful things happen. And if you manage to capture it, it immediately stops being pretentious and becomes real. “.
The importance of the script
When asked what they got from two emotionally complicated characters like the protagonists of “Raymond and Ray,” McGregor handed the baton to Hawke to answer. “A good script makes you learn”points out the convinced interpreter, “We’re professional actors, that’s what we do for a living. And a good script makes our job easier.”. Therefore, it reiterates once again in good tape writing: “What I love about her is that she doesn’t have a simple answer”.
“Raymond & Ray” is now available on Apple TV +.
Source: E Cartelera
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