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Im so used to bad reviews, Gaspar Noe told me yesterday, on a rooftop in Cannes.
He wasnt lamenting their existence, though: I really enjoy them when theyre very mean!
Ive always wanted to make a poster out of my bad reviews and frame it.
You despisedI Stand Alone, the poster taunts, referencing Noes incest-laden debut.
Noe, a natural-born provocateur, had somehow made a crowd-pleasing hit.
He shook his head, not yet used to all the acclaim.
I expected a worse response than my previous movies, he admitted.
The last movie I did had 85 percent negative press.
On this one, I said, I hope I get 90.
The energy was so happening, so crazy, said Noe.
Ive never been to a party or a club that I enjoyed as much.
Off a one-page outline, he enticedThe Mummystar Sofia Boutella to topline the film.
It was very fun to create the movie like a collective.
I was asking every actor, Who do you want to kiss?
Who do you want to fuck?
And she said, Id rather have a girl.
Some of them are 18!
he said, flabbergasted.
Most of the others were 21, 22.
Still, he was amused to usher his young cast into a pre-iPhone era.
I still cant get used to a smartphone, said Noe.
Theres something I really dislike about it, but for a new generation, life without smartphones never existed.
Im happy that the movies probably going to be commercial, said Noe.
In the meantime, Noe has been enjoying a surprisingly stress-free Cannes.
The only thing I can do better than them is holding the camera.
Naturally, he was a fan.
I thought it was so funny!
He has a very cold humor, but I enjoyed it so much.
Its like a Todd Solondz movie, so dark.
All the sadistic scenes were so funny that people were staring at me because I couldnt stop laughing.
As Noe recalled how angry von Triers film made his fellow moviegoers, he grinned.
Whether it was a smile born from empathy or envy, I couldnt tell.
