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Exactly. Not that Frances Ha is like
Spring Breakers... No, no, make that
comparison.
... but was the goal in the writing process to make the film as poppy as possible? One of the things that’s
interesting about the movie is it
was much sadder on the page. It
was bleaker on the page. When
I was acting it, however, I found
this broadly physical comedic
performance inside myself, which
I didn’t know I was going to do.
It really lightened everything. It
made it feel like it was floating. It
felt sparse and taut on the page
and then once it was given to the
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actors — me and everyone else
— it felt like it started bubbling.
It’s hard to explain totally, but it’s
really exciting when you give it to
people and you’re like, “Oh, it’s
working.” It almost feels like the
spell worked. It also helps that
the actors we chose are all really
great. We didn’t want to make a
movie that felt heavy, but I don’t
think we knew just how effervescent it would feel.
This is obviously a very personal film for
you: Your parents play Frances’ parents;
you’re working with Noah; you’ve done
all this press. As an actress, do you ever
feel that you’re jeopardizing a sense of
“I found
this broadly
physical
comedic
performance
in myself,”
Gerwig said.