- Title: FJ-1B1-23
- Summary: Alexander: Alexander Junket Angelina Jolie Interview
- Description:16:20:38 - Sound Bite: Angelina Jolie Alexander Interviewer: Given your charity and your interests, this must have been a fascinating story to revisit at this politically charged time in our history. "It is. It was never the intention. I mean, you know, Oliver started working on this thirteen years ago, so the intention was not to match it to any of todays politics. But certainly it didnt, you know when we all watched it the other night, it did cross our minds that, you know, there was a time when the leader was on the battlefield, and risking his own life, and how different war was then. And different leaders at that time, and you see your enemy face to face, and you, and uh and then this also looking at Alexander as a man who conquers an area and studies their culture, and he learns about their religion, and he doesnt change it and he respects civilizations that are older than his. And, um, ya know, hes not perfect. He does strong bad things as well. But, theres some things that kind of you watch the film and think, maybe we can take note of that. 16:22:12 - Sound Bite: Angelina Jolie Alexander Interviewer: Historical accuracy? "No, a lot, from what they know about her, theres, there are historians, Id say, Are the snakes real? and they say, Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. And they had all, they had so many different historians who had different theories on why she did that. Did she do that to keep, ya know, fill up a way, to scare him, to try and build up something that was scary around herself. Was it part of just Dionysus and her gods, and her um But there are things that that they do know that is you know, and their relationship and them being very strongly connected, and her power over him, and, yeah" 16:22:55 - Sound Bite: Angelina Jolie Alexander - Interviewer: Working with real snakes "I didnt have a phobia, but I wasnt as comfortable as that, and I had to get that comfortable. So I spent some, I spent days just with them, getting to know them and getting comfortable. I wasnt afraid of them, but I wasnt, you know, I mean, it was, its one thing kind of just knowing a snake and being able to touch them, but another thing, like, just doing really heavy dramatic scenes with them wrapped on your neck or your leg or, and not being distracted by them and. Or nervous around them. So to just totally relax, it took a little while. 16:23:33 - Sound Bite: Angelina Jolie Alexander - Interviewer: You're worried about your own part, and these (snakes) are an extra. "Yeah, which is funny, because that one, there was that one that decided to join me in my scene. And, you know. Theres one that was on my shoulder And just lifted his head up, and theres this really weird, kind of, where Im just talking and reciting a letter and he was just supposed to be hanging and instead he just decided he would be right here for that scene. It was really funny. Its just standing out on the courtyard, and just if you watch, theres just this odd hovering. Where Oliver was going, Get the camera now, the snakes perfect! 16:24:19 - Sound Bite: Angelina Jolie - Alexander Interviewer: Does any of it relate to today? The sexuality is not even an issue in this movie. Labels, etc. "Thats right, yeah, I mean its stupid to, I think its ridiculous, I think its ridiculous to see how backwards weve gone. How weve judged, we have so much judgment and so many labels for things, and so much, you know, and then you just think, what is wrong with these people? You know, he loves who he loves, hes great. And the relationships between the men, which I think are extraordinary in this film, because, you know, what you see or what you dont see is so much more interesting, and the deep soul connection and the brotherhood and the love and the is ah its just uh, its great. Yeah, and the actors were so, just a hundred percent committed and open, and as they should be. And probably learned about themselves as men, and isnt that wonderful."
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/2004
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 2000s
- File Name: FJ-1B1-23