"June 0th: The Day Eichmann was Executed" Director Jake Paltrow depicts the Holocaust using different methods and perspectives [Director's Interview Vol.348]

Stories that can only be told through movies

Q: What do you think is the significance of turning a theme like the Holocaust into a film for entertainment purposes?

Paltrow: There are stories that can only be told in movies rather than novels or plays. The fact that the remains of people who committed mass murder were destroyed in a country where cremation is culturally and religiously prohibited can be written about in a paper, but in a movie, it is difficult to experience it as a story. Is possible. As a filmmaker, I'm always looking for stories to express in my films, and I try to ask myself these questions over and over again when I'm writing a screenplay. I always try to "make movies that look like movies."

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Q: Director Paltrow seems to be the type of person who likes to make full use of and study the film techniques cultivated by his great predecessors. How do you balance these techniques with your own writerly style? .

Paltrow: It's difficult. Again, time and experience are of great help. If you watch movies from a young age, it will naturally have an influence on you. Especially for people who are addicted to movies, there are times when they spend more time in movies than in their regular lives. Woody Allen once talked about ``influence anxiety.'' My heroes in movies are very important, but when I become a film director, I have to gradually remove them. It will take some time, but you will gradually become the kind of film director you are.

Although this movie is not about the era I lived in, I think it is a very personal movie. Because the way I created it and the way I approached it was personal. Robert Bresson used the term ``camera pen,'' but creating images becomes a living, breathing thing, just like writing with a pen on paper. That's what filmmaking is all about. The final ``inspiration'' added to such an experience is born from a love of movies. As you gain more experience, not only the influence of others, but also the things that come out of you will naturally become bigger.

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Director/Co-writer: Jake Paltrow

Born in Los Angeles, California in 1975. He was the director of the fiction films ``Mad Guns'' and ``How to Be a Good Lover'' and co-directed the documentary film ``De Palma'' with Noah Baumbach. He has also worked on popular TV dramas such as ``Boardwalk Empire'' and ``Halt and Catch Fire.'' The short film The First Ones, commissioned by The New York Times Magazine, was nominated for an Emmy Award. Jake's films have been screened at prestigious international film festivals such as Sundance, Venice, New York, and Karlovy Vary.

Interview and text: Fumio Koda

Editorial staff and writer for CINEMORE. My favorite movies are ``The Goonies'' and ``Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.'' My recent favorites are 4K digitally remastered classics by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu.

"June 0th: The day Eichmann was executed"

September 8th (Friday) TOHO Cinemas Chante and other nationwide releases

Distribution: Tokyo Theater

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