Is there an appropriate way to grieve?
His goal was to give platonic bonds their proper due onscreen, even prioritizing them over romantic ones.
So, which ofGood Griefs three antiheroes does Levy relate to the most?
Photo: Jonathan Daniel Pryce / Netflix
He tapped a fellow Canadian, Kris Knight, for the job.
I have long loved his work, and I am a collector of his work, Levy says.
The minute this movie got greenlit, I called him immediately.
Levy on set with his crew
I wrote the movie with no actors in mind but with his work in mind.
Knights paintings evoke the same warmth and sophistication that Levy wanted to defineGood Griefmore generally.
Theres also the fashion, with costume design by Julian Day.
Photo: Chris Baker / Netflix
Marc is clued into a secret his husband kept from him by a Loewe shopping bag in Olivers closet.
(Just see Marcs Marni trousers and Sophies Alaia dress in the first scene.)
So much of the storytelling can be done without the characters actually saying anything, says Levy.
Luke Evans as Olivier in the film’s opening scene
Personal style can say so much about a character.
In the films opening scene, Levy wears a pair of Marni trousers.
Levy called in a couple of favors to dress the cast in unique pieces.
Levy and Arnaud Valois as Theo in front of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris
(A beloved dog would follow sometime later.)
That experience helped to inspireGood Grief.
Some of those moments were answers to my own questions.
Ruth Negga as Sophie opposite Levy
That was a natural conclusion I came to in the process of writing the movie, Levy says.
This movie was the greatest expression of my grief.
Himesh Patel’s Thomas with Levy
A portrait of Luke Evans as Oliver by Kris Knight for the film
Marc’s “self-portrait” by Knight
Ruth Negga as Sophie by Knight
In the film’s opening scene, Levy wears a pair of Marni trousers.
Levy called in a couple of favors to dress the cast in unique pieces. Here, Sophie is wearing a vintage Balenciaga jacket by Nicolas Ghesquière borrowed from photographer, and fellow Canadian, Tommy Ton.
Sophie in an Alaïa by Pieter Mulier dress
Celia Imrie’s Imelda in Céline, fall 2015, by Phoebe Philo
