In a conversation with Digital Trends, Firebird's actor and director discuss the true-life LGBT romance at the heart of their film.
Two lovers torn apart by forces beyond their control is a tale as old as Romeo and Juliet, but how many love stories incorporate 1970s Russia, a symbolic ballet dance, and jet fighters used as metaphors for sexual climax? Firebird is in a class of its own, a gay romance that can only best be described as All That Heaven Allows meets Top Gun. Did I mention it’s also based on a true story?
Tom Prior: I was approached to play Sergey by Peter, and I read the original story of the first draft of the script, which he had started writing. I fell in love with the story and the combination of the genres that I love, which are action movies and Cold War-era dramas. But it also explores this line between friendship and something more. And it’s a true story. It’s really inspiring to see people following their hearts at all costs.
Peeter: Not really. Some people have said that it’s like Brokeback Mountain meets Top Gun, but that wasn’t intentional. I really cherish the work of directors who have been able to cross the gap between auteur and the mainstream like Stanley Kubrick.Peeter: We were introduced by a producer from L.A., and it was the intention for [Tom] to play the lead. It was clear to me from the first moment that he’s really perfect in terms of the subtle nuances of the character.
Tom: I agree. In the New Year’s Eve dinner scene, there are so many layers of the dynamic going on there, and it was very difficult to know how to react. The goodbye speech, which Sergey gives was really hard and actually is pretty much the only time in the whole shooting schedule that the exact next scene in the script was the one that we shot next when Sergey is alone in the room.
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