'Loren & Rose' Is a Play on One's Memory and the Conversation of a Lifetime at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screens on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. PT.
Director Russell Brown shared his thoughts on the concept for the film. The film is deliberately framed as a memory play, and the aesthetic choices — the mystical look and feel of the restaurant, the constant play against mirrors, the smoky score tinged with eastern vibes — are meant to support this conceit. Towards the end of the movie, Loren says that Rose has grown "more magical in my memory, as time goes by." It was important that there be a sense throughout that this is "how Loren is remembering things" — it was never the intention for the film to play as "realistic." It could even be possible that Loren created Rose in his imagination, the figure who would allow him to fully believe in his artistry.
Immediately following the screening, Deadline's chief film critic Pete Hammond, who can also be seen on KCET's Must See Movies, moderated a Q&A with writer/director Russell Brown, star Jacqueline Bisset and co-star Kelly Blatz.
Listen to the Q&A from the screening below.
The long-running in-person KCET Cinema Series returns in March through April to the historic Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, while the popular Virtual KCET Cinema Series continues on Eventive.
