Refn glorifies narcissism in 'Neon Demon' The other is a late night extravaganza in Hollywood's gloriously retro Cinerama Dome theater followed by a model-filled after party. "The 16-year-old girl in me wants to go home and dress up," Refn says with a Cheshire grin. A film about a teenage girl is a 180 for Refn, who has luxuriated in the terrain of hyper masculinity for most of his career with Ryan Gosling leading macho movies like "Drive" and "Only God Forgives." In his personal life, though, he's surrounded by women - his wife, filmmaker and actress Liv Corfixen, and two daughters. The future, for Refn, is narcissism, which he explores in "Neon Demon." There's also Keanu Reeves as a seedy motel manager, blood and glitter soaked fashion shoots, a sleazy photographer (Desmond Harrington) and an even sleazier designer (Alessandro Nivola), a suffer-no-fools makeup artist (Jena Malone), and even some necrophilia. [...] The Neon Demon" is better experienced than explained. Before Refn heads off to his Prada and premieres, though, he pauses to offer some advice: Narcissism is a virtue. [...] maybe it's better not to know.
Refn Glorifies Narcissism In 'neon Demon'
By Lindsey Bahr, ASSOCIATED PRESS, Houston Chronicle: Movies
Thu, 06/23/2016 - 3:26pm
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