Everyone thought they were just happy, a little meaningless, corny American brother-sister team, said Haynes.
You think its going to be the joke in the movie, but theres so much more to it.
Thats how the movie surprised the audiences and me, in the audiences who came to it.
Todd Haynes attends the international jury photocall during the 75th Berlin Film Festival.Laurent Hou / Hans Lucas, Getty
At the same time, I was just trying to get a film of mine shown anywhere.
But people would say, We dont understand what youre doing here.
What is the story?
What is the tone?
The tonal question was one thing, the narrative question was another.
Haynes then shifted to talking about his 2015 filmCarol, starring Cate Blanchett.