Antonio Banderas recently revealed things to come Tony film, based on the life of Anthony Bourdain.
The Spanish actor reveals his experience as a mentor in the Matt Johnson-directed biopic during a speech at the Turin Film Festival this weekend.
“We spent a month and a half filming on Cape Cod and Newport, constantly surrounded by the smell of fish,” the director joked. Zorro mask star.
Antonio mentioned that every time he had to take a shower after returning to the hotel, he stank of fish.
“I cleaned the fish every day!” confessed the 65-year-old man.
Interestingly, the upcoming biopic looks back at the life of the chef-turned-globetrotter.
Desperado The actor recalls that after finishing college, “Anthony originally wanted to become a writer, but almost immediately he began struggling with depression and drug addiction.”
The film therefore “explores the very difficult first years of his life”, he underlines.
Antonio, who plays a restaurateur of Brazilian origin and takes young Tony, played by Dominic Sessa, under his wing in the new film.
“Through this relationship, Tony began to really learn how to cook,” says the Little girl actor.
Antonio notes that the film “isn’t just about cooking or culinary techniques; he talks about his life, his identity and how he was shaped by this unique mentor.”
During the festival, the actor gives details about his character in the film.
“My character studied in the finest institutions, graduated from the best gastronomy schools, but he always remained an outsider,” continues the Child spies actor.
Antonio adds: “He created his own restaurant outside the traditional world of elite chefs, developing his own dishes with ingredients accessible to ordinary communities – simple food for ordinary people. »
