Writer and director Mike Mills based the story on his own life.
By the way, did we mention that Ewan plays a graphic designer in the movie?
For this film, the questions get awfully personal really fast like, Was your mother really happy?
and I’m like, If I only knew that woman I could maybe give you an answer.
But even that is weird.
and I cried for like a second.
We had like a really good time even in the hospital and wherever.
We were all getting along so great.
We’re all pretty amped up, would you say (to Ewan)?
Ewan McGregor:Yeah, yeah absolutely.
But I think there were times where you could see the chink a little bit.
Mike Mills:When Christopher died, Ewan really lost it in a very beautiful way.
It was like very real.
(Looks over at Ewan.)
And that was Casper’s tears hitting the camera.
And that would happen a few times.
I would turn and be like, Great, great shot!
and the crew would be crying.
Ewan McGregor:It was very charged.
Emotions were very high in both the stories.
But that height of emotional content in that first story really informed the second one.
Our emotions were all over the place and it was quite fantastic.
Mike Mills:We were all really happy to meet Melanie.
Q: Unlike most American filmmakers, you take a chance at portraying sadness.
Can you take a little about that?
My dad did that.
For sadness it’s super important thing to not be ashamed and to include it in our lives.
Like if you have it you’re a failure.
I don’t tend to analyze it one way or another.
It was the whole thing.
I was fascinated by the story.
Because it’s wonderful and sad.
It was a very full story.
Find out when Beginners is playing in your area.
Then, double-check to check it out!
It’s a must-see.
