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Tilda Swinton, one of the most versatile and respected actresses in the world of cinema, is currently starring in George Miller's 3,000 Years of Longing. An interview on the occasion of his departure in Israel


"I like to feel that everything is fresh snow, that I haven't done anything yet, that every film is my first film"

Tilda Swinton, one of the most versatile and respected actresses in the world of cinema, is currently starring in George Miller's 3,000 Years of Longing.

In an interview on the occasion of its release in Israel, she tells what she realized following the corona virus and declares that she will continue to fight for the big screen

Avner Shavit, Kan

05/09/2022

Monday, 05 September 2022, 00:00

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From the movie "Three Thousand Years of Longing" (Heart Cinema)

Tilda Swinton is one of the best movie actresses in the world, and one of the nicest women in the industry.

We have seen her phenomenal acting talent in dozens of films, from "Orlando", through "We Must Talk About Kevin" to "Doctor Strange", and now you can also enjoy it in "3,000 Years of Longing", which was released in our country this weekend.

Everyone who worked with her and spoke with her benefited from her kindness, and I also had the opportunity to be impressed by her when I met with the star for a short interview at the Cannes Film Festival, together with a small group of journalists from around the world.



Swinton is a regular guest on the Riviera red carpet.

A year ago she stepped on it with no less than three films - "The French Chronicle", "The Souvenir 2" and "Memoria", and this year with "3,000 Years of Longing".

It was directed by George Miller, who returned to Cannes seven years after stirring up the festival with "Mad Max: Fury Road".



This time, Miller presents a romantic action: Swinton plays an academic who studies mythologies, and travels to a conference in Istanbul.

Her research becomes a reality, when she meets Genie played by Idris Elba, who offers her three wishes, and tells her three stories about the experiences he has had over three thousand years.

A regular guest at the Cannes Film Festival.

Tilda Swinton (Photo: GettyImages, Gareth Cattermole)

"I think the film shows how important stories are to us," said Swinton when she introduced the film at Comic-Con.

"They give us perspective, which is also something we share. Stories are a machine for creating empathy."



The film was shot in Australia during the corona, and I ask Swinton how this period has affected her.

"Like every person in the universe, my consciousness was shaken," she says.

"Before the epidemic, I would travel endlessly around the world, and then I told myself that I might not be able to travel so much anymore, so I would have to rely on my memories. In addition, I sat and watched a lot of David Attenborough movies. I said to myself - this is what I have left, the memories and movies of Attenborough".



"I am a conscious person to begin with, but during the corona virus I reshaped my memory. I asked myself what I remembered and what I had forgotten. During this time I also met a neurologist who specializes in Alzheimer's, and we talked about forgetting. He told me that it is not necessarily a bad thing,



So what do you remember and what have you forgotten?



"The last few years have been strange for me. They held several retrospectives of my films, so it encouraged me to look back in perspective, and it was quite painful. I like to feel that everything is fresh snow. I like to think that I haven't done anything yet, that every film is my first. It was painful and especially It's embarrassing to remember again and again that I already have many movies on the shelf."



Was there any memory that surprised you?



"As I said, I traveled the world a lot, but when I looked back in perspective, I realized something important: in the end, after all the travels, my home hasn't changed since I was a young actress in the 1980s. True, I met my partner since then, and we had children, but Beyond that, I still hang out with the same people and work with the same people. I've been working with director Joanna Hogg, for example, since the 1980s, and we have a new film coming soon. This realization was a heartwarming discovery for me."

"I would like to be a bird."

Tilda Swinton in "3,000 Years of Longing" (Photo: Lev Cinema)

Unlike Mad Max: Fury Road, 3,000 Years of Longing doesn't have explosions and chases, but Swinton thinks it's not that different from Miller's previous film.

"People say it's a camera film, but that's not true," she declares.

"It's an epic that covers three thousand years. Miller is a true master, who goes down to the smallest resolutions. We talked about the project for five years before filming started, and he would go down to the smallest details. It was amazing to work with him and see what control he has with the camera. He is a true master." .



You have worked with many masters and masteresses.

Some examples from recent years: Bong Joon-ho in "The Ice Train" and "Okja", Pedro Almodovar in "The Human Voice", Wes Anderson in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The French Chronicle", Lynn Ramsay in "Musts" To talk about Kevin", Joanna Hogg in both "The Souvenir" films.



"Look, we're all special, that's clear and known. Each and every one, regardless of cinema. In a broad view, all the names you mentioned are similar. George, Pedro, Wes - they are all filmmakers in every inch of their limbs.

They're all authentic, they're all original voices, and they all have enough power to do what they want.

They make movies for the cinema, for the big screen, not for streaming." Does



the big screen have a chance against streaming?



"We have to work hard and fight for it."

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A fashion icon.

Tilda Swinton (Photo: GettyImages)

Swinton is of course also a fashion icon, and always stars in photos from the red carpet.

Even for this routine interview the actress arrives in colorful clothes.

"I don't look like this at home, but Cannes is a celebration," she says.

"When I posed for 'Memoria' we tried to make my figure as invisible as possible, but there are things that cannot be changed in my appearance. Wherever I am, I will always stand out."



Swinton previously won an Oscar for her performance in "Michael Clayton", the actress award at the Venice Film Festival for "Edward II" and a host of other awards, including lifetime achievement awards.

Lately she didn't get to be honored with awards at the Cannes Film Festival, but her dogs actually did.



Swinton has three dogs - Rosie, Dora and Snover.

They star alongside her and her daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne in "The Souvenir 2", and won the Palm Dog Award for it, an unofficial award given every year at Cannes to the best performance of a person walking on all fours in one of the festival's films.



"I'm very proud," she says.

"I don't like enjoying it so much, because the award was given to them and not to me, but nevertheless I feel responsible. Maybe this award will come to their minds, and they will start working with other actresses now."



"The dogs help me live. They symbolize home for me. I live with them in Scotland, the place where I grew up, and the place where I plan to stay. I have no interest in anywhere else. I allowed myself to travel the world because I knew I would always have somewhere to return to."

A clip that Swinton directed starring her dogs

Can I ask what movies you didn't participate in that you liked lately?



"You're 'Cow' by Andrea Arnold, it's a masterpiece. My favorite movie of all time is without a doubt 'A Matter of Life and Death' by Powell and Pressburger. I know every frame of it by heart."



A banal but necessary question in light of the film's theme - if you had one wish, what would you ask for?



"In my opinion, if you ever have the opportunity to ask for a wish, then ask for something that you cannot do on your own. I would probably wish to be a racehorse, or a bird."

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