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Darren Aronofsky's " TC" is an edgy sci-fi thriller
that delves into Jewish mysticism.

repeatedly about "long, deep" collab
rations with the cast and crew of 7r, in
particular the film's producer Eric
Watson and star Sean Gullette, who
I t takes a certain amount of
eerily embodies Maximillian Cohen,
naivete to make a film," says
the mathematical genius whose world
Darren Aronofsky, writer and
(both inner and outer) ir so inven-
director of 7C, which opens
tively shows.
today at the Landmark Main Art The-
"That's the way you make films,"
atre. "It's such a huge effort that if you
Aronofsky explains. "You try to estab-
knew ahead of time what it took, no
lish those [vital relationships] as soo
one would do it," he continues.
as possible, and that keeps the opera-
Aronofsky faced the daunting task
tion moving along."
of making not just his first feature film
Neither Aronofsky, Watson nor
but an ambitious science fiction story
Gullette had made a feature film
in bold black and white that encom-
before 7r, but each had
passes mathematical theory,
enough individual experi-
the stock market and Jewish
Award- winning, ence to believe that when
mysticism.
filmma ker Dar- they joined forces, they
It's ended up as the latest
ren Are nofi ky
could make the film happen.
American indie success story.
When one of them got
Completed for a barebones
bogged down, the others
$135,000, TC won Aronofs
were there to pull him through the
the Director's Award at this year's Sun-
rough spots. A triangle is a very "pow-
dance Film Festival, garnered a $1
erful form," Aronofsky said by way of
million distribution deal and estab-
explanation.
lished his career.
For his part, the 28-year-old
His follow-up film is a drama based
Aronofsky
already had one feature
on Hubert Selby Jr.'s novel about
script under his belt, a coming-of-age
addiction, Requiem for a Dream. After
story called Dreamland, set in Coney-
that are two more science fiction films,
Island, the Brooklyn area where he
a genre Aronofsky particularly loves.
grew up. That script was never made,
But one thing Aronofsky wants to
he says, because he lacked the creative
make perfectly clear, speaking via
partnerships
that fueled g.
phone from Los Angeles, is that he
Raised
in
a
Conservative Jewish
didn't create 7r on his own. He talks
household, Aronofsky's parents are
Serena Donadoni is a Detroit-based
schoolteachers — and are supportive
freelance writer.

SERENA DONADONI
Special to The Jewish News

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