"Oh..." Several actors were also very excited. They have all worked in supporting roles on Broadway for decades. Today, Ronald gave them the treatment that only protagonists can get. It was also the most enjoyable scene they have filmed in many years.

Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia who plays Cosmo, Luis Gus who plays the brother, and Julie Boisso who plays the sister-in-law and accent coach, came up one after another to join Ronald.

Hug tightly.

They were all surprised that this script was written by an Irish playwright in his thirties, and the director was an unusually young Ronald. How could he understand such delicate and restrained emotions that only middle-aged people have?

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Moreover, Ronald does not have the attitude of a Hollywood director who is domineering, like Hitchcock, who treats actors like animals. On the contrary, he respects his Broadway supporting actors very much, and during the intense filming process

, and also gave several people enough time to rehearse and allowed themselves room to improvise.

As long as it does not violate the original intention of the script, Ronald does not insist on following the script rigidly without making any mistakes. Instead, he respects the improvisational component of each performance, which is the most touching moment in a dramatic performance.

"I have to say, it's really a pleasure to film with you. I hope there will be a director on Broadway who respects actors as much as you do."

Dukakis was very excited. She originally came to the crew to pay for her children's college tuition. Unexpectedly, she got the most satisfying filming experience in recent years.

"Oh yeah? I heard Hollywood directors aren't welcome on Broadway," Ronald joked.

"No, you can. You think you are a very good director. You are the kind of director that we actors are most satisfied with. Everyone knows the legend, but not many people are lucky enough to meet you. You are the so-called 'actor's director'.

"

Vincent Gardenia, who plays Cosmo, is very sure. He has won a Tony Award on Broadway and has worked with many Broadway directors and screenwriters. Ronald understands the actor's ability and can trust him.

A director who can also make their performances shine is every actor's dream.

"Okay, the boasting is almost done, let's continue filming the sex scene."

Ronald asked the camera crew to move to the other two rooms in the studio where two sex scenes would be shot.

One is the sex scene between Cosmo and Ross.

Olympia Dukakis walked in from the bedroom door wearing white pajamas.

She looked at her husband Cosmo who was already asleep on the bed, walked to the bedside, and called him several times.

Maybe he drank too much, maybe he did it on purpose, but Cosmo didn't react at all.

"Hey, you drank too much. You don't sleep when you should sleep, and when you shouldn't sleep..."

Rose felt a little regretful. She turned around and prepared to go around to the other side of the bed to sleep. When she turned around, she was attracted by the moonlight shining through the window.

The moonlight tonight seems to be just like what my brother Raymond said, it is big, round, and bright. The translucent white curtains illuminate the room brightly.

Rose walked slowly towards the window, every step so gentle, as if he was afraid that the moonlight would find him and run away.

But the moonlight was not stingy with her, it just shone so gently on Rose's body, and her white pajamas and long dress had a hint of sanctity.

This light arrangement is the unique skill of director of photography David Watkin. He placed a Wendy lamp he invented himself behind the window. The advantage of the Wendy lamp is that it is parallel light similar to sunlight and moonlight, so

The light on a person's face is not as easy to change as an electric light source.

Rose, played by Dukakis, stared blankly at the moonlight. She slightly opened the curtains with her fingers. The white moonlight shone on her face, and the close-up shot focused on her from the side.

A sense of grievance and sadness welled up in my heart. My husband, Cosmo, definitely had someone outside. The instinct of an Italian woman was absolutely unmistakable.

But the moonlight still soothed her so dullly, and the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes were smoothed away by the moonlight.

Life is like this, so what if the family doesn’t have some emotional problems? That’s how Italians are, as long as they keep the harmony of the big family, some things can still be invisible.

"cut!"

Ronald was amazed. The veteran actors mastered these transitions and rhythm changes very well. Their familiarity with the script was amazing. Every action and the rhythm of the lines were just right. There was no need to worry about directing.

Dukakis had not yet completely recovered from her emotions. She came over to hug Ronald and whispered her thanks in the director's ear, "Thank you, thank you. I had a great time playing Rose."

"Hold on, we still have a restaurant scene, and I have to rely on your normal performance." Ronald asked the actors to rest, and walked to a nearby room. There was also a bed scene here, and it was Ross's brother Ray.

of Mond and sister-in-law Rita.

"Rita, Rita" Louis Guth, who plays Raymond, kept patting his wife Rita's body on the bed.

"What's wrong?" Rita was sleeping like crazy, and actress Julie Boisseau looked like she was about to sleep but was woken up by someone.

"Get up and look at this moon. It's the moon I mentioned that Cosmo brought to my house."

Raymond lifted up the quilt and walked to the window. It was the same Wendy lamp, this time placed outside the window of this room.

"Is he downstairs?" Louis Gus made a look as if he was looking downstairs.

"Sleep under there?" Rita lost her sleepiness and lifted the quilt and asked Raymond.

"Cosmo."

"What is he here for?"

"I have no idea."

"Hehe..." Rita suddenly smiled happily, "Raymond, do you know? The expression you had in front of the window just now seemed like you were only 25 years old."

When Raymond heard his wife's words, he turned around and slowly smiled as he recalled the past.

He smiled sweetly and slowly, step by step, walked towards the bed.

"Hehe, hehehe..." Wife Rita knew that Raymond was remembering the past when he was young, "What do you want to do? What do you want to do?"

Rita rolled up the quilt and turned her head.

Raymond was reluctant and wanted to win over his wife.

"No, no, hahaha, get out..."

"cut!"

Another perfect performance. These veteran actors have profound skills. Character actors can play different roles, so how to master the role and how to use the least actions and lines to present a character that the audience can remember is their responsibility.

Years of accumulated experience.

"For a moment, I thought you two were a couple." Ronald hugged the two veteran actors and congratulated them, "Those details are amazing, how did you pull off the performance?"

"Hahaha, Ronald, you will know when you get married. There are many details that only married couples understand." Julie Boisso said to Ronald with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, the crew moved to another room where the scenery was set up.

This is the bedroom on the second floor of Ronnie's bakery, where he and Loretta met for the first time on the same night in the script.

"Hi Cher, is everything okay?"

Cher is a big star. She came to Toronto the latest, had the most luggage, and the most people accompanying her. Ronald found many assistants to help him get settled.

"It's not bad. There are no good hairstylists here. I have to bring my own one. You have to reimburse his food, accommodation and air tickets."

"Of course, I've arranged everything." Ronald knew that celebrities were very impressive and had already arranged everything.

This was a scene under the moonlight. In order to persuade Ronnie to attend her and Johnny's wedding, Loretta fried steak for him. Ronnie enjoyed the meal very much and felt that she was a perfect woman.

The two drank some whiskey, and Loretta talked about her unfortunate past, but Ronnie was still obsessed with losing his hand and his fiancée.

Loretta wanted to tell Johnny that everyone has his own misfortunes and advised him not to be too persistent.

Two frustrated people, under the big, round moonlight, had impulses and emotions.

Ronnie was jealous of his brother for being able to get such a considerate, beautiful, and temperamental woman. Such a woman was still nagging to him that he should not give up on himself.

Ronnie was upset by Loretta's education. He overturned the table and Loretta was shocked. Loretta actually had no love for Johnny. She longed for the wolf-like male charm.

, but found it in this younger brother.

The two looked at each other and suddenly hugged each other and kissed.

Nicolas Cage picked up Cher, went into the inner room, and put her on the bed.

"I don't care, I don't care anymore, come on." Xueer still put her fingers together and made gestures. She had longed for this kind of pure desire for a long time, and she had never felt it with Johnny. Besides, the moonlight was so beautiful.

"What about Johnny?" Ronnie was still asking as he kissed Loretta.

"Don't you hate him? Just take revenge on him on me. Get my heart so that Johnny can only get my body."

"My heart was dead before I met you." Ronnie said looking at Loretta in his arms.

"Me too……"

"cut!"

Ronald took the lead in applauding.

Cage also bowed to everyone.

"Bravo, bravo!" Ronald praised loudly.

Then he turned to director of photography David Watkin and whispered, "It's still a long way from those Broadway character actors."

"Ronald, the audience can watch Mengnan and Xueer kissing. What else do you want?"

"Yeah yeah……"

After shooting three sex scenes, we still have to deal with the bright moon seen in all three scenes, which will be edited together.

David Watkin had already prepared a large moon using paper materials, and used small yellow lights behind it to create the effect of parallel lighting.

In a dark room, different background versions of the props have been prepared, with background panels of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan.
To be continued...