Emily Altman: Asia Argento for Boarding Gate

EMILY ALTMAN: Asia Argento for Boarding Gate

Italian actress Asia Argento grew up in a family filled with artists, actors and directors—her father is legendary horror director Dario Argento and her mother the actress Daria Nicolodi. She’s spent the majority of her life as an artist herself, in various capacities—publishing a book of poetry at age nine, acting in films (her father’s and many others, including the Hollywood blockbuster XXX in 2002 ), writing and directing (2000’s Scarlet Diva and 2004’s The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things).

I'm not a really big fan of her work, maybe with the exception of her adventures in photography, but I have to admit that I enjoyed this interview. I pretty much have to agree with most of her remarks about italy and stuff, and especially the one about the french accent. Still it won't make me a fan of her work, but this is one of the nicest interviews I've read so far

Thank you for this article.

I have always been a fan of Asia Argento... I like her work and I like her acting style. She is an edgy and avantegard actress as are her movies, which often show a ubique perspective of the human experience.

Then of course there are her obvious charms...

Thank you so much, I love Asia!

Awesome job! Really insightful...

I'm picturing Vin Diesel speaking, mouth full of bolognese, with that trademark deep, throaty rumble. I bet the sound waves break up the noodles with no chewing necessary.

I'm sure this will be another incredible piece of work from one of the most talented people on the planet...

Huge fan of hers, so much so that I even forgive/look past the Vin Diesel stuff.

Looking forward to this flick.

great interview -hope you can do more

Asia is so awesome! Really good interview!

excellent insight into her character Emily. well done!

x.
erin

This article is ... particularly wonderful. Keep 'em coming Emily!

I'm making a movie in Italy later this year with an Italian director and Asia isn't kidding about either the amazingly crappy set food they typically get (we visited about 2 dozen sets of all sizes and this was universally true save for exactly ONE production that had first-class catering; we have to do far better than their standard box lunch or else our stars and American crew people and their producers will all revolt) or re: the current depressed state of the national cinema there.

(and I am the first to say that I am SO not a judge myself but EVERYONE I've spoken to who knows the situation firsthand - Italian film and TV stars, other filmmakers, local movie fans, etc - sadly agrees on this second point.)

Happily there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of upcoming independent filmmakers (particularly the IlCorto.it crowd) who are serious about making high quality films that can "travel", but the vast majority of the mass-market "mainstream" movies don't have much impact beyond the national borders.

That will change in time, but after spending a nice chunk of last year working with my partner and many other Italians plus then scouting all over the country and meeting with some of the top creative talent and crew people in Italy in December, I can attest that that's how things are widely perceived to be as of now - so please don't kill the messenger here.

(cannot WAIT to get back there, either!)

is this Naples controversy somehow linked to The Southern Question?

i'm a big fan of asia and really enjoyed this interview, thanks for posting it!

great interview

I love Asia...