We watched Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘A Sunday in the Country.’ These aren’t films that the actors were asked to imitate — rather, they were shown to inform the tone, and to articulate Baumbach’s particular approach to blocking and stagecraft. 'I love how theatrical these movies are, even when they’re outside,' Baumbach said. 'They feel totally stagey, and yet they feel totally real, and that was a feeling I wanted to get here.'
I love how theatrical these movies are, even when they're outside. They feel totally stagey, and yet they feel totally real, and that was a feeling I wanted to get here.
— Noah Baumbach · IndieWire - The Summer of Noah Baumbach