Shit Year Interviews: Cannes Film Festival 2010

The speaker recounts reading a script and unexpectedly being invited to meet Ellen Barkin in New York. Despite feeling nervous and unprepared, the meeting went well, and they quickly established a comfortable rapport. Ellen Barkin sought someone younger to bring out a youthful side, which they successfully achieved.

What was the narrator's initial reaction to the unexpected invitation to meet Ellen Barkin?

• Indifferent and uninterested

• Confused and hesitant

• Nervous but willing

• Excited and prepared

What was the weather like when the narrator was heading to meet Ellen Barkin?

• Windy

• Sunny and clear

• Snowy and cold

• Raining

How did Ellen Barkin make the narrator feel during their meeting?

• Uncomfortable and out of place

• Comfortable and at ease

• Overwhelmed and anxious

• Indifferent and distant

What was one of the challenges Ellen Barkin faced in finding someone to work with?

• Finding someone with more experience

• Finding someone who was famous

• Finding someone older than her

• Finding someone who could bring out a youthful side

What did the narrator and Ellen Barkin manage to achieve during their interaction?

• A disagreement

• A formal business agreement

• A quick and open connection

• A misunderstanding