'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' cast and director reveal why we rarely see Linda's family
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A24's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You takes a big stylistic swing. In an interview, the stars discussed the decision to visually isolate Linda from her family members and how it felt filming Linda's phone conversations with Charles.
Breakdown
- The director chose not to show Linda's family members' faces to emphasize her isolation. 5s
- Linda's husband is kept physically away to prevent her from having close support. 20s
- The daughter is not shown to keep audience sympathy with Linda rather than the child. 1m 12s
- Actors found that performing phone scenes without seeing each other heightened the sense of distance. 1m 48s
- These creative decisions helped reinforce the film's themes of separation and isolation. 3m 37s