'Kinds of Kindness' trivia and fun facts
LOCATIONS
'Kinds of Kindness', as Willem Dafoe told the Smartless podcast, was filmed in New Orleans.
REENCOUNTER
After 'The Favourite' and 'Poor Things', Lanthimos returns to work with the writer Efthymis Filippou, who was involved in the screenplays of 'Dogtooth', 'Alps', 'The Lobster' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'.
THE LONGEST
With a running time of 164 minutes, it is Yorgos Lanthimos' longest film.
GREAT CASTING
Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Cate Blanchett , Emily Blunt , Jessica Chastain , Lily Gladstone , Anne Hathaway , Sandra Hüller , Nicole Kidman , Brie Larson , Jennifer Lawrence , Elisabeth Moss , Carey Mulligan , Ella Purnell , Amanda Seyfried , Sydney Sweeney and Charlize Theron among others, were considered for the role played by Emma Stone.
SECOND TIME
This is the second time that Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn have been cast together. They did it in Claire Denis' 'The Stars at Noon'.
ASSOCIATION
This is the fourth collaboration between Lanthimos and Emma Stone after 'The Favourite', 'Vlihi' and 'Poor Things'.
GREAT NAMES
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Andrew Garfield, Ryan Gosling, Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Chris Hemsworth, and Sam Rockwell were considered for the roles of Robert, Daniel, and Andrew, which went to Jesse Plemons.