#444 - Viggo Mortensen on THE DEAD DON'T HURT

Books on Pod with Trey Elling

Filmmaker Viggo Mortensen chats with Trey Elling about THE DEAD DON'T HURT, a new Western he wrote, directed, starred in, and scored. Topics include:

• His mom's influence on the story (0:00)
• Vicky Krieps as the female antagonist (2:38)
• Acting is playing (4:34)
• Collaboration (5:36)
• The non-linear structure (7:44)
• Getting the horseback riding right (11:28)
• Believability (13:04)
• What he learned making this film (16:11)
• An ode to filmmaking (17:48)