Max von Sydow may play a man who refuses to speak in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" but in real-life he had a lot to say about this film and his Oscar nomination when we sat down to chat. Earlier in the day, he had attended the nominees luncheon where he was singled out for a standing ovation. "To get that recognition from my peers means so much," he admits. His only disappointment was that rival Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") was not there: "We made two films together ("Dreamscape" and "Emotional Arithmetic") and it would have been nice to see him." Von Sydow says he responded immediately to Eric Roth's script which he shared with his wife, French filmmaker Catherine Brelet: "We both read it and found it a very interesting, very compelling story." Fluent in three languages (Swedish, English, French) and conversant in two others (German,...
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