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Viggo Mortensen on the art of memory

2021/1/28
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Viggo Mortensen has cemented himself as a powerhouse actor in films including A History of ViolenceEastern Promises, and, of course, The Lord of the Rings trilogy. And now he's stepping behind the camera with his directorial debut "Falling," a beautifully fractured portrait of a complex father/son relationship. In our conversation, Viggo explains his late-stage career pivot and why memory can be such a powerful creative tool.