Percy: Anthony is someone who loves movies very deeply, so I knew that he was going to pick a movie that has transformed his life and that’s shaped him, but I had no idea that he was gonna pick Avalon. Sam was an immigrant and a wallpaper hanger, Anthony’s grandfather was the son of immigrants and a house-painter and they both really loved and taught their grandchildren, unconditionally. There are so many similarities between Sam and Anthony’s grandfather.
I think the character of Sam, for Anthony Breznican, is his grandfather. If you’re lucky enough to have had a grandfather that really played an important part of your life, you’ll feel love for Sam, because he embodies the grandfather that you wish you had, for those of us who didn’t have that grandfather, and for those of us who had that grandfather, the grandfather that you really recognize. Another really important character is the character that Elijah Wood plays - a very young Elijah Wood - which is Michael.
Percy: The main characters in Avalon are Sam Krichinsky, played by Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jules, his son, played by Aidan Quinn. That’s why you cry when you think about it. And that is actually the tragedy of the movie. And because life is full of births and deaths, it means that, inevitably, you’re going to see some of these characters die. It’s just because you’re following this family over a period of many years, and throughout that time that you’re with them, you become part of that family. There’s nothing really plot-twisty or suspenseful or horrifying or, really, even dramatic that happens. Every time I think about Barry Levinson’s movie Avalon, which is about a family that comes from Russia - every time I think about this movie, I automatically want to start crying, because it’s not so much what happens in the movie. Percy: There are very few movies that really capture what it feels like to be part of a family - especially, to be part of an immigrant family.
And hopefully, if we’ve done our jobs right, you’ll want to see the movie. If you haven’t seen this movie - and chances are, you probably haven’t - don’t worry, as we’re going to give you all of the details and information you’ll need to enjoy this conversation. I’m Lily Percy, and I’ll be your guide this week as we talk with Entertainment Weekly’s Anthony Breznican about the movie that’s changed his life, Avalon.
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