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It's not easy to be truly original in today's"go along to get along" world, but rebellious Swedish filmmaker Johan Renck has achieved that rare designation by composing a transcendent fable in the new Netflix film,"
"Spaceman's" originality aligns in tone and spirit with classic cerebral fare like Darren Aronofsky's"The Fountain" or David Cronenberg's"Naked Lunch," something Renck can certainly relate to.Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
"You can only meaningfully do things that you can relate to in one shape or form. For me this was very auto-biographical. I have a number of crashed marriages and relationships behind me due to the fact that I've been chasing my own Chopra Clouds in life too intensively. Jakub is very much a version of myself, and a version of Adam and a version of Carey.
"You also want everything exposed because if something doesn't work after a couple of months you have to be able to find it quickly. My old lawnmower at my country house is about 30 years old and if it breaks down even I can fix it. That's the intention of the spaceship, everything exposed and everything fixable. As an escapist, I just want to invent my own worlds and my own version of a parallel time.
"And Adam is a comedian so he's a ballsy f*ck, he's not afraid of anything or trying new stuff. I wanted him to be reserved and arrogant and I'm blown away by his performance. How subtle it is and how watchable he is.
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