Return of Saturn

Françoise Dorléac photographed by John Downing, April 17th 1967🌺🌺🌺

“He was already this amazing actor,” said writer-director Gus Van Sant, “but with this film, he was able to have an effect on what the film was becoming … He was very excited he could control the destiny of his character.” The most obvious example is the campfire confession in which Mike admits his true feelings for Scott, the Prince Hal figure played by Reeves. The dialogue was scripted by Phoenix himself and scribbled on napkins, the scene moved to the end of the shoot so that he could build up to it emotionally. “The character I wrote was blasé and noncommittal,” said Van Sant. “River made him gay and committal; he redeemed him with emotions.”

ANN-MARGRET as Rusty Martin

Marion Davies