‘Gonzo Girl’ At TIFF: World Premiere Becomes Electric With Turnout Of Willem Dafoe, Patricia Arquette
deadline.comIf you were looking for stars at TIFF on opening night at a time when there aren’t that many at the fest, they were at the world premiere of Gonzo Girl, with 4x Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and director/star Patricia Arquette which received a standing ovation at the Royal Alexandria theater.
Arquette was drawn to Cheryl Della Pietra’s novel about the author’s tortured, yet creative exploding time as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant, because she was a die-hard fan of the gonzo journalists.
But it was more than that. Arquette was fascinated with the ’90s backdrop, and the notion of one being lost in the celebrity.
Also themes of “what is the commodity of beauty? (It was) a look at the nebulous nature of addiction and codependency and how your move through your boundaries.” “This is theme of my life.
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