An exclusive conversation with writer/director ALESSIO DELLA VALLE talking about the electrifying collision of art and life that explodes in the stylized neo-noir thriller AMERICAN NIGHT.
Written and directed by ALESSIO DELLA VALLE, this is a story that focuses on Andy Warhol’s famous “Pink Marilyn.” Long missing and believed potentially destroyed, it suddenly resurfaces and becomes the object of obsession for all parties concerned. With mobster and painter Michael Rubino, forger turned art dealer John Kaplan, museum conservator and art restorer Sarah, and stuntman and wannabe ninja warrior Vincent, all having a stake in the painting, all hell breaks loose in an explosion of primary colors, double-crosses, twists and turns, and scorpions as each race to claim the coveted Warhol, converging in a cacophony of color and catastrophe on one AMERICAN NIGHT.
Steeped in visual and textural richness that metaphorically mirrors the noir intrigue of the story, AMERICAN NIGHT is written and directed by ALESSIO DELLA VALLE and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, Jeremy Piven, Michael Madsen, and a few choice scorpions, all who bring vibrancy and electricity to the cat and mouse adventure.
I spoke with ALESSIO DELLA VALLE in this exclusive interview talking about the “making of” AMERICAN NIGHT, including the inspiration for the setting of the art world, “why” the Pink Marilyn, visual stylization including the conscious decision of using primary colors as a color base, scorpions, cinematographic choices for lighting and Zeiss anamorphic lenses, working with composer Marco Beltrami and scoring considerations, and more.
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by debbie elias, exclusive interview September 29, 2021
