Over at Moving Pictures, I interviewed Nash Edgerton, director of the Australian noir The Square.
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| Though littered with standard noir tropes, the Edgertons anchor their tale with an engaging parallel plot line involving two canines. According to director Nash: “Really, it’s a dog love story with a bunch of humans added around it. I love dogs. Joel does, too. In the first draft he wrote, the dog love story was in the film. Many people want us to cut it out, [but] it’s such an important part of the film. I added more [of the dog story] in than there was originally. It’s definitely satisfying to see how well it worked.” |
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| Nash’s award-winning short film “Spider” accompanies “The Square” on its American tour. At first glance, the disturbingly humorous short appears to be an unusual choice to open a very serious feature. “I found ‘The Square’ always played better when ‘Spider’ played in front of it. Because ‘The Square’ is played so straight, it gave a chance to view my sense of humor, how dark it was, and let [viewers] know it was okay to laugh at a lot that happens during ‘The Square.’ It’s supposed to be ironic. It’s like life — everyone has their own perspective on whether something is funny, shocking or a combination of both. ‘Spider’ lets people know it’s okay; you don’t always have to play it so straight.” |
Nash Edgerton