Nicolas Winding Refn On Making ‘Her Private Hell’ After A Brush With Death: “I Had To Start All Over Again”
Nicolas Winding Refn has returned to filmmaking with 'Her Private Hell' after a decade-long hiatus. The film, inspired by his near-death experience, blends various genres including horror and sci-fi. Refn emphasizes the importance of instinctive creativity in his work following his life-altering experience.
- ▪'Her Private Hell' is Nicolas Winding Refn's first film in ten years.
- ▪The film features a group of model-esque women in a futuristic setting making a sci-fi movie.
- ▪Refn's near-death experience has significantly influenced his approach to filmmaking.
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Joel Sage/AFP via Getty Images Nicolas Winding Refn returns to Cannes with Her Private Hell, his first film in 10 years, his last being the Elle Fanning starrer Neon Demon. In the fashionista aspect of it all, you could say Her Private Hell is its spiritual cousin. The film begins at a swanky hotel in a futuristic LA-like city where a group of model-esque women played by Sophie Thatcher, Kristine Froseth and Havana Rose Liu congregate. They’re about to make a Barbarella-like sci-fi movie. But a killer by the name of Leather Man lurks. In typical NWR style, Her Private Hell is a psychedelic journey into the darkness of night, with camp and guffaws.
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