Ryan Gosling Delivers New Batch of Images and Director’s Statement For ‘Lost River’
Set for a premiere at Cannes Film Festival on May 20th, one of our most-anticipated titles in the line-up is Ryan Gosling ‘s directorial debut Lost River . With influences such as David Lynch , we got a few trippy images last month, but now a new batch have landed, featuring Eva Mendes, Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn, Matt Smith , and more. Set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city, the film follows a single mother of two who is swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld. Gosling also released a director’s statement ahead of the premiere, in which he honors his collaborations with Derek Cianfrance and Nicolas Winding Refn . Check out the images, new and old, below, as well as his director’s statement (thanks to a translation from a fan site ) for the film that’s premiering in just under two weeks. This film was, in a lot ways, a gift from the directors I’ve been working with over t