Leonardo DiCaprio reveals what was the hardest experience in his career

It was a brilliant start for director of The Revenant, Alejandro González Iñárritu and star Leonardo DiCaprio himself—not to mention the 12 Oscar nominations. Reflecting a western survival, The Revenant is not only a visually impressive work, it is in fact an epic adventure on-screen. During the press conference, Leo was surrounded by Iñárritu and young British actor Will Poulter, teammate bad boy Tom Hardy; and King Leo did not hesitate to recall, again and again, how this film held a special place in his (rich) experiences in film. Yes, HE said it himself!

A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

“It was a new experience for all of us. Recreating the life of this man (note: the trapper Hugh Glass), to immerse ourselves in nature, to relive the struggle, in the same places, enlightened us on the subject of the film. It is a poetic and existential story. A fact of experience. What you see on the screen is us reliving the life of this man! “

THE IÑÁRRITU MOVIE

“I think we have all underestimated how it was like to be filming! First, I wanted to work with this man. From the first scene which took weeks of rehearsal before shooting, we knew the level of demand for this film would be incredibly high. We were under extreme conditions and we faced all kinds of challenges—but this is one of the hardest experiences of my career. I want the director to create an authentic experience for the actors and he considers every frame of the film … I was ready for anything, otherwise why do we make this film? This is what I expect from a director. Otherwise you lose time. “

THE SCENE OF THE BEAR

“Without giving you specific details on how it was done, Alejandro made a revolution in cinema history. It took weeks of rehearsals to get this result completely visceral. In the end, it turns out to be a very realistic scene. “

BARBARISM

“The story is seemingly barbaric but, nowadays, the same things are happening in the world at an unprecedented level. In Canada, we got shot and cultures have been displaced … This is the story of the East that goes to the West, held at the Amazon of the time.This is what is happening today:every tribe has been attacked by capitalist societies. “

A GREEN FILM?

“I would find more movies that have a green message! In fact, I look for films that bring us closer to the human condition. It should also appeal to the public on the narrative plan. It’s been two years since I made a documentary on climate change, where I went to China, India, Argentina and even recently to Paris—and I saw 70 different scientific at the Cop21 … Men need to understand that our future is in our hands. “

 Marie Sauvion