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More pieces from Trần Anh Hùng interviews regarding his movie adaption of Norwegian Wood are popping up everywhere around the internet. Interesting cut from one of them:
Interviewer: Has Murakami seen [Norwegian Wood]?Trần: Yes, of course! And not only once! I showed him a [rough] cut that I liked, because I wanted to have his opinion [while I was editing]. So he gave me some ideas, which helped me to make it better. Later on, he saw a longer version and a shorter version, and he liked both of them. I think he preferred the longer version.Interviewer: As the original author, he probably wanted to keep as many of his ideas in the finished product, no?Trần: Yes. But he enjoyed it in the end. His wife also—because they are always together, you know. They really liked the movie. And they told me—[sheepish] Well, it’s hard for me to tell you all of their compliments… [laughs]Interviewer: It’s good to know that they enjoyed it.Trần: It was important for me that they did, because it was important for me that he recognized his work in the movie. It’s like drawing a portrait of someone: It must look like that person.
Read the full interview here.

More pieces from Trần Anh Hùng interviews regarding his movie adaption of Norwegian Wood are popping up everywhere around the internet. Interesting cut from one of them:

Interviewer: Has Murakami seen [Norwegian Wood]?

Trần: Yes, of course! And not only once! I showed him a [rough] cut that I liked, because I wanted to have his opinion [while I was editing]. So he gave me some ideas, which helped me to make it better. Later on, he saw a longer version and a shorter version, and he liked both of them. I think he preferred the longer version.

Interviewer: As the original author, he probably wanted to keep as many of his ideas in the finished product, no?

Trần: Yes. But he enjoyed it in the end. His wife also—because they are always together, you know. They really liked the movie. And they told me—[sheepish] Well, it’s hard for me to tell you all of their compliments… [laughs]

Interviewer: It’s good to know that they enjoyed it.

Trần: It was important for me that they did, because it was important for me that he recognized his work in the movie. It’s like drawing a portrait of someone: It must look like that person.

Read the full interview here.