John Malkovich Reveals The Scene He Shot With Ben Mendelsohn On 'The New Look' That Helped Define Their On-Screen Relationship, And It Makes So Much Sense
One of the reasons why The New Look might be one of Apple TV+’s best shows is because of its remarkable cast. Following the iconic designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, who are played by Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, the show’s roster of actors matches the legendary status of the fashion icons they’re playing. So, when I got the chance to chat with John Malkovich about playing Lucien Lelong, I had to ask about his collaboration with Mendelsohn, and he revealed which scene helped define their on-screen relationship.
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00:00One of the most important was at the train station when they are trying to rush and get
00:15Dior's sister out of the hands of the Nazis and just the kind of familial agony of Dior
00:29about his sister's, his younger sister's fate was something Ben was very in touch with and
00:39can communicate very powerfully and very instantaneously and Ben, as I say, he's a live wire and he's
00:51really great to, I've always loved watching Ben and I love watching him on the set and
00:58love working with him, he's terrific and they had like many friendships, their, it's boss
01:12and employee, it's friend to friend, it's talent to maybe not so talented, it's a very
01:22complex relationship and Ben is someone very capable of nuance and of projecting nuance
01:37and projecting pain and passion and humor so he's, their relationship I think is a very
01:47interesting one.