EPISODE 5 HOSSEIN AMINI
Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award winning screenwriter Hossein Amini talks to Charlotte about the process of adapting James Tallis’ lyrical novel Drive for the big screen.
DON’T MISS
Hearing about Hossein Amini’s meticulous planning when writing care chase sequences.
His jaw-dropping confession about his own driving skills.
Hossein’s secret to using silence and subtext to create authentic dialogue.
CHARLOTTE ON HOSSEIN
“Amini is known as The Master of Adaptation, and what is so amazing is the way he translates the interiority of the novel form into compelling visual storytelling. James Sallis’ book Drive was deemed un-filmable until Hoss adapted it into the cool, cruel and yet achingly tender screenplay for Nicholas Winden Refyn’s movie. An instant classic which, despite its brutality, grabs your heart and stays with you long after the last frame.
For someone who writes such impenetrable, detached characters, Hoss proved to be warm, eloquent and a brilliantly generous guest. I totally loved talking to him and getting to the heart of how he creates such luminous, cinematic screenplays.
We even discussed the details of where and how he writes, what he sees out of his window, and how he breaks down the writing day. Spoiler alert: turns out Hoss is addicted to writing. He’s wonderfully, wondrously articulate and inspiring - I know you’ll agree.”