- Dustin Guy Defa adults comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family’s path to healthier relationships.
- The director drew inspiration from films such as A Nos Amours create a simple and warm visual style for the film.
- The emotional core of the story centers around Eric and Rachel’s troubled sibling relationship, with a younger sister, Maggie, determined to get them back together.
Dustin Guy DefaX adults introduces viewers to a dysfunctional family trying to get back to the healthy relationship they once shared. As a comedy-drama, the film will take the three siblings on a journey of reflection, compassion and the desire to get closer. In a recent interview with Collider’s Steve WeintraubDefa, the director behind the emotional story, spoke about the visual inspiration he took from other films to bring to life in his work, allowing the story to come to life in a unique way.
When asked what films he took as a basis for developing the visual style adultsDefa revealed:
It’s quite interesting because we tried to keep it very simple and definitely natural. We watched a couple of films to think about it, but the only one I remember was this French film. A Nos Amours Maurice Piala. But even if you watch this movie, it’s hard to say where we went with it. Part of that was just to make sure that in terms of colors and such, that there was warmth available.
The director went on to explain the backstory of how he came to define his project’s visual style, adding, “Because I really think of the film as a kind of love story, although it’s a very complicated love story and it doesn’t really open up as a love story at the beginning.” — it just slowly develops that way between Eric and Rachel. [we wanted to make sure there was] warmth and availability. And then, with frames and everything, there’s a simplicity that I kind of liked. I don’t really have a template for this, but I built it this way.”
When the story begins EricMichael Cera) plans a short trip to his hometown, but when he begins to feel nostalgic for the relationship he and his sisters shared throughout his youth, he decides to stay for a few more days. However, his relationship with the eldest of the Rachel sisters (Hanna Gross) have reached a point where they barely talk to each other, and there are many wounds to heal before they can be truly friendly with their family members again. Engaging in difficult conversations and getting into unusual situations, two brothers and sisters who once loved each other deeply will try to reunite.
Maggie to the rescue
Seeing her two siblings separated by conflicts from the past, Maggie (Sophia Lillis) is determined to help her family become united again. As a younger sister, Maggie is not directly involved in the division that continues to wreak havoc on the home she grew up in, but she was present to witness Eric and Rachel slowly drift apart. Maggie will have to come up with a plan to help them before it’s too late and they decide never to see each other again. The film’s emotional core is so prominent that it’s easy to see why warmth and accessibility were important to the film’s visual template.
You can check out Collider’s interview with the cast adults below:
Source: Collider
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