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reference points. I’ve always felt that you don’t
understand the deal you’re making when sud-
denly you’re that lone gazelle on the plain and
the herd’s gone, so to speak. And, you know,
my friend here [he gestures toward DiCaprio]
has been the same. So there’s automatic com-
fort in having experienced the same thing in
that way. We have mutual respect, and I know
when an actor elevates a scene, so we carry
that respect.5. N .Y. T i m e s : Obviously Tarantino’s movies are
very written and his voice is very strong. Does it
take awhile to shake his voice out and fill in
y o u r s?
L.D.: And hear your own, is that what you’re
saying? (Laughs) I suppose so. He is such an
absolute powerhouse of a personality, of course,
and an artist as well. But, look, he gives you real
ownership. (There are) beats that you need to hit.
But there are plenty of opportunities where once
you get into the groove, there can be a com-
pletely improvisational scene.- B.P.: You know when you have an altercation
in public or you put your foot in your mouth,
and you’re driving home and you think of that
witty thing that you wished you would have
said? His dialogue is that witty thing. - N.Y. Times: Rick Dalton is kind of like the Clint
Eastwood who doesn’t happen.
L.D.: He is the guy who almost got that shot —
and that’s what’s torturing my character. I grew
up in this industry, I have a lot of friends who
are actors, and there’s so much talent out there.
But it really boils down to being at the right place
at the right time.
8. B.P.: We talk about this with streaming. With
streaming, we see so much talent that was al-
ways there. There are so many more opportuni-
ties. We’re seeing this wealth of actors, writers
and directors. And it just reminds us how lucky
we were to land where we landed.
9. N.Y. Times: I worry that so much seems
disposable.
B. P. : It may be. I’ve been really interested in
younger generations that cannot just sit in a
chair for the length of movie. They want their
information quicker. That may just be the chang-
ing of the times. I don’t know.
10. L.D.: I see positives in the fact that things and
ideas and story lines that normally studios might
not take a chance on, through these new stream-
ing services, will see the light of day. So cream
may rise to the top. What were people saying
about the transition from silent films to talkies
and the advent of television? There were all these
changes, but great art is going to be spoken about
and, hopefully, we don’t get so inundated that
we become confused. l
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to sth / lone only, solitary / plain prairie / herd group of
animals / so to speak metaphorically speaking / to
gesture to indicate, to point to sth / comfort reassurance
/ to experience to live / to elevate to aggrandise, to
magnify / to carry to have.- strong powerful / awhile some time / to shake,
shook, shaken out to remove sth by moving from side to
side very quickly, here, to free oneself / to fill in here, to
replace (with) / powerhouse person with a lot of power,
influence and energy / look here, all the same, I must add /
ownership here, responsibility / beat rhythm in music,
here, certain key moment / to hit, hit, hit to do
successfully / to get, got, got into the groove to enter
the spirit and be in harmony with the music/atmosphere. - to put, put, put one’s foot in one’s mouth to
unintentionally say sth tactless / witty amusing and
intelligent. - kind of like in a certain way similar to... / to happen here,
to become / character fictional person in a play/book/film
/ to grow, grew, grown up to develop as a child and
become an adult / industry here, film industry / out there
available / to boil down to to simply be a question of.
8. streaming tranmission of video/audio content over the
internet / wealth of abundance of / director person in
charge of making a film / lucky fortunate / to land to
arrive, to get to a certain place.
9. to worry to be concerned/anxious / disposable which
can be thrown away after use, easily replaced / length
duration / changing evolution / time era.
10. positive advantage / story line plot, story / to take,
took, taken a chance to take a risk / cream rises to the
top the best talent eventually becomes visible above the
rest / silent film film without any speaking / talkie film
with sound and speaking / advent arrival / great good /
inundated submerged / confused disoriented.
The movie
The story of Once Upon a Time... in
Hollywood takes place in 1969 Los Angeles
and unfolds over three days (February 8,
February 9 and August 8). Merging history
with fiction, it focuses on three main
characters: actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo
DiCaprio), a faded television actor who
failed to transition to movies and has
some alcohol issues, his best friend and
longtime stunt double, Cliff Booth (Brad
Pitt), and his neighbours, Sharon Tate
(Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski.once upon a time ref to traditional fairy tale
beginning / to take, took, taken place to happen,
occur / to unfold to develop / to merge to fuse,
mix, combine / to focus on to concentrate on /
main principal / faded in decline / to fail not to
succeed / issue problem / stunt double stand in,
body double, skilled replacement used for
dangerous film or video sequences.Retrouvez plus d’infos dans la newsletter Vocable http://www.vocable.fr/newsletterAA 26-27-806-Steph.indd 27 01/07/2019 08:54