These are times when poetry is dying away. Some lament such loss, while others claim, “Poetry deserves to die.” Regardless, people continue to read and write poetry. What does it mean then to be writing poetry when prospects of an ongoing future seem dismal? This is a question I want to pose to the public. But in fact, it is a question I pose to myself as a filmmaker: What does it mean to be making films at times when films are dying away?

“I read the novel when I was about 12 years old and was absolutely held by it. There was something about the atmosphere on the edge, and the way in which these cultures met – the Celtic, the British, and the Roman Empire – that stuck with me. The book fed my love of history, and now I felt I could tell it on film in a way that did justice to it and depict incredible worlds of 2,000 years ago.”

During the shoot of another film, I began studying the scores we would be singing in OF GODS & MEN. It was really during the classes with François Polgar that we began the real work, that the actors fused into a team and the community spirit began.

Fighter: David O. Russell Talks to Spike Jonze
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