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Lynne Ramsay\u2019s filmmaking approach involves quick thinking and fearless actors willing to trust her instincts \u2014 even when that means crawling through grass like animals with just 10 minutes\u2019 notice.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a BFI London Film Festival\u2019s Screen Talk on Saturday, the Scottish director revealed how she salvaged a crucial proposal scene in her latest film \u201cDie My Love\u201d when the light was dropping during the shoot. With no time to complete a conventional scene, Ramsay made an on-the-spot decision.<\/p>\n
More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI crawl up to him, and I\u2019m like, what we going to do?\u201d she recalled of consulting with cinematographer Seamus McGarvey. \u201cWe both look at each other and go, this is it\u2026 He gets down to their level in this field, and that\u2019s how he asked to marry her.\u201d<\/p>\n Ramsay had to run up to stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence with the radical change. \u201cCan you just crawl like animals in the grass and roll around?\u201d she asked them. \u201cThey were actually really cool about it. They were like, \u2018Are you sure about this?\u2019 But they trusted me.\u201d<\/p>\n The director also opened up about her intense working relationship with Joaquin Phoenix on 2017\u2019s \u201cYou Were Never Really Here,\u201d revealing that the Oscar winner had never handled firearms before the thriller.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s never played anything like this, and guns or anything,\u201d Ramsay said of Phoenix, who she described as \u201ctotally terrifying\u201d when they first met. Despite her nervousness \u2014 she recalled asking him inane questions like \u201cAre you left handed?\u201d \u2014 the pair developed a remarkable creative partnership.<\/p>\n Phoenix\u2019s commitment extended to unexpected moments of physical risk. During an upstate New York shoot in a seedy location, Ramsay recalled him spontaneously falling down stairs while cameras rolled. \u201cHe just tried,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The collaboration proved so strong that on the final night of shooting, Phoenix suggested they continue. \u201cShould we just keep going and get this with the same crew and make a different film?\u201d he asked, according to Ramsay.<\/p>\n The director also shared production challenges on \u201cYou Were Never Really Here,\u201d including a French financier who repeatedly told her the film would never get into Cannes \u2014 until it did, requiring Ramsay to shoot remaining scenes in just one week. The film went on to win best actor and screenplay at the festival, though not before a last-minute sound mixing controversy when a projectionist declared the audio \u201cbeyond the limits.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking back at her 1999 debut \u201cRatcatcher,\u201d Ramsay revealed the ambitious production involved building an actual canal because the real one was polluted. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d do that\u201d now, she admitted, though she praised the \u201cbeauty\u201d in youthful naivety and ambition. Ramsay also revealed she\u2019s working on a treatment for another Glasgow-set film, returning to the city that provided the setting for her acclaimed debut.<\/p>\n Throughout the conversation, Ramsay emphasized the importance of finding meaningful details to convey emotion, citing a scene in \u201cRatcatcher\u201d where a mother darns tights because she can\u2019t afford new stockings as an example of showing love economically.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a dreamer,\u201d Ramsay said of her approach to filmmaking. \u201cYou have to be tough to be a dreamer.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.lifestyle.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lynne Ramsay\u2019s filmmaking approach involves quick thinking and fearless actors willing to trust her instincts \u2014 even when that means crawling through grass like animals with just 10 minutes\u2019 notice. 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