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Jul 26 2013 Here’s a new article courtesy Cinema Blend. Two of the late Gandolfini’s films will be released posthumously, Animal Rescue written by detective novelist Dennis Lehane, and Nicole Holofcener’s upcoming comedy Enough Said. Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Gandolfini’s Enough Said co-star Toni Collette for The Way, Way Back, and I asked her to tell me about her experience on the film—which was previously untitled—and working with “Jim.” Her answer could easily be counted among some of the most eloquent words said about the star:
Written and directed by Holofcener, Enough Said centers on a divorced woman suffering from empty nest (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) whose pursuit of a charming man (Gandolfini) is complicated when she realizes he is the ex-husband of a new friend (Catherine Keener). Collette told me she plays another of Louis-Dreyfus’s friend in the film. But where Louis-Dreyfus’s character is divorcing and dealing with sending her kid to college, Collette and onscreen spouse Ben Falcone are just at the beginning of their marriage and kid-raising troubles. Collette’s description of Gandolfini’s character in the film seems a real change of pace from the glaring tough guys roles he was known for. But it also sounds like it might be the closest a film role has come to capturing the captivating man who has made us root for bad guys for decades. I never met Gandolfini, much less knew him, but I suspect that it’s this charm and sweetness that everyone who did speaks of so often that is the key to even his bleakest roles. Because no matter how bad the guy he plays, he was oddly charming. There was a twinkle in his eye. And thankfully for those of us who’ve loved his work, there’s more to come and a great legacy to revisit. Read posts from the archive:
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