Thompson on Hollywood: NYFF: James Gray Talks 'The Immigrant,' Joaquin Phoenix Doesn't (Q & A VIDEO)

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NYFF: James Gray Talks 'The Immigrant,' Joaquin Phoenix Doesn't (Q & A VIDEO) Oct 9th 2013, 00:01, by Anne Thompson I finally caught up with James Gray's "The Immigrant" at the New York Film Festival. (TOH reviewed it at Cannes, where it met a mixed response.) I have appreciated the New York filmmaker's work in the past, especially "Two Lovers," one of four of Gray's films to star Joaquin Phoenix. But this handsome production, despite solid acting from French star Marion Cotillard as a lovely Polish emigre who is caught in a tug-of-war between a lower east side whoremonger (Phoenix) and a magician (Jeremy Renner), does not satisfy. There's too little narrative to hang onto; the script is listless and repetitive. This is one of those films where you feel that all the energy went into slavishly recreating the period; you leave humming the sets.  At the press conference (see video below), Gray had to do all the talking, as Phoenix seemed to be there to lend moral support but not much else.  Part One: The Origins Part Two: The Look Part Three: The Story Part Four: Film... Media files: the-immigrant.jpg (image/jpeg)

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