Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino cites categorization as one of his enemies, and the sudden fierceness in his eyes shows he's not kidding.
"I feel uncomfortable putting ideas and thoughts into boxes," Guadagnino, 47, tells The Japan Times. "As soon as you categorize something, it starts to feel lifeless."
Guadagnino was in Tokyo to promote his latest film "Suspiria" and he was a tad bothered by how the Western press had been describing the film as a "remake." For Guadagnino, "Suspiria" is not a remake or a re-enactment of the original Dario Argento vehicle released in 1977 — though he admits there are certain factors of both at work in his own film. He attested to a decades-long passion for the film, and also for Argento, whose movie posters adorned the walls of Guadagnino's bedroom as a child.