In 1984 Jennifer Connelly makes his big screen debut in Once upon a time in America, where she plays Deborah as a child. In a recent video interview with Vanity Fairthe actress recalled her audition for Sergio Leone’s cult:
At the time, I had no training, no skills [in precedenza, era apparsa solo in spot pubblicitari]. I think it helped me get the part that I was quite similar to Elizabeth McGovern [interprete del personaggio da adulto]. I was supposed to play a ballerina and so they asked me to improvise a ballet. I’d never done it before, so I must have looked very ridiculous, but somehow I got hired.
The experience on set was then fundamental for his career:
It was really important to be on the set of Once Upon a Time in America at 11 years old. A great film with an extraordinary director. I was fascinated by Leone: I found him to be a genius, but also very kind. At the time I had no idea what I was participating in. We shot partly in New York but then recreated some of the city’s streets on set in Rome. I loved being there, it was magical for me, and it made me fall in love with the idea of making films.
You can see the full interview in the video below:
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