Irish actor Cillian Murphy’s name is on everyone’s mind thanks to Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Oppenheimer. The film is making a blast at the box office and is seeing great hype among the audience.
During the course of his career, Murphy has appeared in many incredible movies. His work in some iconic films has given him good taste in movies, which can be seen in the choice of his script. Recently, the actor appeared in the Video Club for the French publication Konbini to promote his latest film. The actor talked about his favorite film of all time, and surprisingly, it’s not Nolan’s film.
What is Cillian Murphy’s favorite film?
Cillian Murphy is currently busy promoting his explosive blockbuster film, Oppenheimer. The hype surrounding the film is evidently skyrocketing. Moreover, the movie is doing impressively well at the box office. With all these factors, it is obvious to say that Oppenheimer is one of Nolan’s best films.
Yet it isn’t Murphy’s favorite film, as he also has a name in mind. While promoting the film, Murphy and Nolan discussed their favorite films and explained why they find them interesting. Murphy chose Mathieu Kassovitz’s 1995 crime drama, La Haine.
Murphy was so moved by the film that he called it a masterpiece. The actor revealed that when the movie was released, he was obsessed with it. The actor said,
“La Haine, one of my favorites. I showed it to my kids recently. They were absolutely knocked out, I mean, I think it’s a masterpiece. It hasn’t aged, it’s still as relevant, incredibly shot, and black and white again. I saw that when I was… ’95… yeah, then I was just, I hadn’t even become an actor then, I was just kind of into films. I remember I had a La Haine t-shirt and everything, there was a special edition DVD box set that I had; I was obsessed with it. The score and that as well is amazing, amazing performances.”
Looking at Murphy’s excellent choice of scripts, it can be said that he has good taste in movies; hence, his ‘favorite’ cannot be doubted.
What is Cillian Murphy’s favorite film all about?
Cillian Murphy’s favorite film, La Haine, is a 1995 French crime drama. The film stars Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, and Saïd Taghmaoui in the lead roles. As said by Murphy, the film is indeed a masterpiece of its time.
The film was a critical hit and earned various awards. The beauty of the film is that it covers social agendas like poverty, racism, crime, immigration, police brutality, the youth, and violence with a very natural and honest narration. The term ‘La Haine’ means hatred.
Source: Far Out
