May December (2023)

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Wikidata Q115367024, film, IMDb tt13651794, TMDB 839369: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 3 more episodes agree.

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Who talked about it

The Big Picture

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Safe: 2 lines unmapped ×1 theme ×1

  1. theme (voice by character): Safe → May December. Moore chose a detached voice for Carol White and a child-like lisp for Gracie, each reflecting the character's self-story.
    “with Carol White, that my decision was based on the fact that this is a woman who was not attached to her own body”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:53:15 · Julianne Moore (0.85 sure it was them)

April: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): April → May December. Haynes recalls a Q and A with April, May December's costume designer, who developed color and clothing choices with Julianne Moore.
    “I had a great, uh, Q and A kit with April the other day, who was our coffee designer on, on, on May, December”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:00:37 · Todd Haynes (0.80 sure it was them)

Babylon: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (awards-season comparison): Babylon → May December. A speaker wonders if Babylon suffered in Los Angeles for the same reason May December did in awards season.
    “I wonder if this movie suffered at least here in Los Angeles, in part for the same reason that May, December, seemed to suffer during award season.”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 2:07:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Dark Waters: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (ambiguity contrast): May December → Dark Waters. Sean says Dark Waters is the only Haynes film where what is real is clearer.
    “Maybe Dark Waters is the only one where it's a little bit more clear to me, what, what, what is real in some respects.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:14:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

Game Change: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (real-person layers): May December → Game Change. Moore ties playing Palin from a book of reportage to layers of narrative, as in May December's story about storytelling.
    “the document that I'm basing my character on is taken from a book called game change that was, that was reportage of that election.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:15:49 · Julianne Moore (0.85 sure it was them)

Julianne Moore: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (academy habit): May December → Julianne Moore. The Academy does not always love Todd Haynes but always nominates Julianne Moore, so she is a way to recognize the film.
    “the Academy doesn't always love Todd Haynes, but they love Julianne Moore.”
    The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 0:27:12 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Poor Things: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (actors satirized): May December → Poor Things. Sean says he discussed the satirization of actors in May December with the guests, tied to why actors may have overlooked it.
    “I actually talked about specifically some of the satirization of actors with Julianne and Todd.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:21:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

The Zone of Interest: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (awards viewership): May December → The Zone of Interest. Argues May December is widely seen on Netflix, more than Zone, Anatomy or Past Lives.
    “Main December is way more widely seen, in my opinion, than the zone of interest.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:29:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (ambiguity contrast): May December → Dark Waters. Sean says Dark Waters is the only Haynes film where what is real is clearer.
    “Maybe Dark Waters is the only one where it's a little bit more clear to me, what, what, what is real in some respects.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:14:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): April → May December. Haynes recalls a Q and A with April, May December's costume designer, who developed color and clothing choices with Julianne Moore.
    “I had a great, uh, Q and A kit with April the other day, who was our coffee designer on, on, on May, December”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:00:37 · Todd Haynes (0.80 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (awards-season comparison): Babylon → May December. A speaker wonders if Babylon suffered in Los Angeles for the same reason May December did in awards season.
    “I wonder if this movie suffered at least here in Los Angeles, in part for the same reason that May, December, seemed to suffer during award season.”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 2:07:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. industry (awards viewership): May December → The Zone of Interest. Argues May December is widely seen on Netflix, more than Zone, Anatomy or Past Lives.
    “Main December is way more widely seen, in my opinion, than the zone of interest.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:29:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (actors satirized): May December → Poor Things. Sean says he discussed the satirization of actors in May December with the guests, tied to why actors may have overlooked it.
    “I actually talked about specifically some of the satirization of actors with Julianne and Todd.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:21:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (voice by character): Safe → May December. Moore chose a detached voice for Carol White and a child-like lisp for Gracie, each reflecting the character's self-story.
    “with Carol White, that my decision was based on the fact that this is a woman who was not attached to her own body”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:53:15 · Julianne Moore (0.85 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (academy habit): May December → Julianne Moore. The Academy does not always love Todd Haynes but always nominates Julianne Moore, so she is a way to recognize the film.
    “the Academy doesn't always love Todd Haynes, but they love Julianne Moore.”
    The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 0:27:12 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (creative counterpart): May December → Safe. Haynes and Moore's collaboration traces to Moore's Safe audition; it is their fifth film together.
    “This is your 5th collaboration.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:48:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (real-person layers): May December → Game Change. Moore ties playing Palin from a book of reportage to layers of narrative, as in May December's story about storytelling.
    “the document that I'm basing my character on is taken from a book called game change that was, that was reportage of that election.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 2:15:49 · Julianne Moore (0.85 sure it was them)

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