the neon demon (2016) - casting call scene

[@caitlinjane92]

Elle fanning's acting is just breathtaking in this scene. She makes Jesse look enchantingly innocent yet slyly confident at the same time, especially when she's just sitting in her chair amongst the other girls waiting for her group's turn.

[@EthalaRide]

The guy who plays the fashion designer too. His emoting through the whole scene really drives home just how ENCHANTING Jessie is when it come so modeling. Even when he snaps out of his combination of interest, admiration and lust, to go back to business and ask for her card, only to literally have his breathe taken away when she walks. The actor did a REALLY good job of what could have easily been a hammed up scene.

[@Christobanistan]

That family oozes talent.

[@deepzone31]

The whole film revolved around her being innocent, yet someone who secretly knows what they are doing as they move up the ladder of opportunity across these circles. Girls do this all the time and then play the victim card at the end of the line.

[@Mercurystars4202]

Jessie (Elle) has the beginning of bags under her eyes, wrinkle lines on her cheeks, a gap slightly too side b/w her nose and mouth, a slight hunch in her back, and shoulders that droop, which makes her neck look slightly thicker at the base. That actress is a beauty, but she’s far from being the greatest beauty. Whereas Sara has perfect facial features and is thinner and taller with perfect posture. Putting Elle in white underwear and looking at her as if she was the fairest of them all doesn’t cut it. They needed to have another actress portray Sara to make Jessie stand out. Unless they were going with the idea that Jessie is a natural enchantress by nature who’s unaware of what she is. That makes her more innocent, which enhances the enchantment, so people who see her are mesmerized and naturally drawn to her. It’s as if the fashion designer is looking and feeling, but not actually seeing, what’s in front of him. His assistant is equally mesmerized.

[@Christobanistan]

@@Mercurystars4202 Geez, I'd hate to be one of your friends.

[@NobodyinParticular77]

Small detail i noticed, Jessie is the only one who doesn't squeak when she walks

[@tobyforrester]

Applause to the sound designers! These things often go unnoticed but greatly affect the experience.

[@monsterascanbe5170]

Plus I noticed she doesn’t slam her heels as hard as the others

[@Erissa]

It kind of oddly adds to the innocence of her and her observation skills. It felt like she was noticing the squeaks and slams of the others as well and trying to identify why and then not do whatever caused it. When she initially turned and started to walk I noticed there was a bit of a more relaxed flow to her turn and step that wasn't there with the others.

[@melodypeters3661]

It did seem purposeful

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

I once had an audition where the people at the table talked amongst themselves throughout my entire audition aria. When I got done, they said, "Thank you" without even looking up. I found out later that they had already cast one of their regulars in the role, but they had to still go through the charade of holding auditions. I had flown from the Midwest and stayed overnight in a NYC hotel, all on my own dime, just to attend that audition. Good times.

[@omg9261]

Yes please, more self-pity stories.

[@maggiejoestar783]

​@@omg9261You are sick

[@maggiejoestar783]

I used to think modelling was easy breezy. I don't model but I have a friend who gave me an insight into the struggles and rejections and the judgements models face.

[@KimYung_GemmeryJayne_Luong]

​@@maggiejoestar783my friend used to be a model too, she struggled for years until she totally gave up and do sth else

[@wordswordswords8203]

Wow, that suck. I hope you got some good food or treated yourself in some way on your trip.

[@aubreybauman]

The way that we hear his breathing and him licking his lips as he watches Jesse makes this even creepier. Definitely adds to the predatory role.

[@atlantic_love]

She's an adult.

[@SunBunz]

@@atlantic_loveif I remember correctly, in the movie she’s either 16 or 17. (In the story, I mean, not IRL)

[@rkay4998]

@@SunBunzshe says she’s 19 at 2:57

[@SunBunz]

@@rkay4998 in the movie we find out at some point she lied about her age, though. Not that it matters, IRL she wasn’t a minor.

[@aubreybauman]

@@atlantic_love That doesn't change the way he's looking at her. Men can still be predatory to women when they're adults. Also, the whole thing is that in the film and in real life, "innocence" is considered attractive and he even mentions this in the movie. There are prominent pedophilic undertones.

[@0kieD0kiee]

The fact that her walk is one of the only walks we don’t get to see. We only see how he looks at her while she’s walking, just further establishing that the whole point of this is his male gaze. Absolutely gut wrenching

[@zaynevanday142]

😂😂😂 get over it or don’t the world 🌎 still turns 😂😂😂

[@ultra_vires]

I wouldn't describe a man naturally finding some aspects of a woman attractive as 'absolutely gut wrenching'. Especially when that woman is entering a competition on the basis of her looks. The whole set up for these industries can and is objectifying and dehumanizing, but women are part of it just as much as men, often at the top too.

[@0kieD0kiee]

@@zaynevanday142 ??? I’m just engaging with the clip and talking about how the movie made me feel?? 😅😂 it’s not that deep

[@Milpower]

Gut wrenching? LOL Men look at women. Get the fvck over it.

[@Robertsmith-un5cu]

@@0kieD0kiee GUT WRENCHING!!! TRIGGERED!!!!

[@hamwithcheese586]

The way the designer creeps out. They are turned on by innocence and then immediately destroy it.

[@viktor1845]

ahaha

[@Chill_330]

Exactly!!

[@Stayler17]

If you think modelling is completely innocent you are naive

[@Joker6.0]

@@Stayler17 No, they're right. They seek out innocence, even just the little that might be left, and snuff it right out.

[@NebraskaFalls-ee7qp]

Comprehension is a beautiful thing . Digest ​@@Stayler17

[@DNotzz]

I hate how these people act like they are curing cancer or something serious and important.

[@catherinethorstenberg8957]

Well of course they act like that. As long as the general public worships fashion and modeling, the industry will always look down on outsiders

[@z-beeblebrox]

One thing I've learned over the years is that capitalism does this to every industry. You make paperclips? It's in your best interest to become a moral crusader for the importance of paperclip creation. Nothing in the universe is more important than making paperclips, no object, person, or concept can be valued higher. Making paperclips is curing cancer, and we expect nothing but the best from our employees, and we won't even take a second look at your application if you have any less than 20 years in this industry, and you live and breathe paperclips. If you make it to the interview and we find out you're not subscribed to Paperclips Monthly, I don't care how talented you are, we're kicking you out right there.

[@bubstrate2845]

@@z-beeblebrox lmao this is so true. i went to product design school... you can literally get a job in crafting pretentious, contrived mission statements to convince consumers and stakeholders to pay you as much money as possible no matter the actual product. ironically, this is also one of the first roles being absorbed by chatgpt, see: capitalism

[@TheGreatWerebear-ge7uh]

I understood that reference.

[@morguegal]

notice how jesse was the only one in white while the rest of the girls are in black or tan? even from the beginning of the movie they wanted to show how “angelic” and “pure” she is. beautiful work by everyone involved

[@allshookup1640]

Costumes, hair, and makeup are some of the most under appreciated departments in the business. They are SO important, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for what they do

[@Circa1628]

what the hell are you talking? about 0:14 sec in, the group of girls sitting, there's a girl in ultra-white bras/panties all the way on the Left. theres another girl in white a little further back in front of a pillar, and theres another dang girl in white all the way to the Right.

[@Christobanistan]

Uh, most of them were very white, she's just extra pale.

[@TheCourteousKurt]

@@Christobanistanthey weren’t referring to her skin colour

[@Christobanistan]

@@TheCourteousKurt Oh, you're right. But I am sure that's what worked best with her very pale skin.

[@bananamanchester4156]

The opening shot is pretty cool. Jessie's in the middle and all the other models are pointed towards her or looking at her. It shows that she is the main attraction (both in the movie and in the audition) but they also have frustrated and envious facial expressions.

[@Vinh1089]

Love this movie. Turned me into an Elle Fanning fan. Vary versatile actress.

[@melissawright1979]

This movie made me NEVER want to be a model. It's so brutal, daunting and lonely

[@РаЫо]

You’re like 5/10 at most tho

[@BabliThakur-k6n]

@@РаЫо💀💀💀

[@eternalpublic5783]

@@РаЫоlmao brutal but true

[@AC-iz7eh]

Jesus Christ man 😂

[@warrenb8228]

@@РаЫоgenerous

[@BrianaNicolee]

Sarah literally looks like a top model so they can miss me with that shit. 😭

[@alejocordoba4864]

actually she is a top model in real life her name is Abbey lee kershaw

[@KanadeLapis]

Sarah looks "meh" she has the super model looks but her looks have no substance. That was the point of the film. Jesse looks more ethereal.

[@BrianaNicolee]

@@KanadeLapis I understand that & I got what they were trying to show...however, I will say that everytime Sarah came on screen, my eyes never left from her.

[@adriboy01]

@@KanadeLapis I think she looks somewhere in between. She doesn't look like she has no substance imo.

[@DylanRomanov]

I think she’s absolutely stunning

[@SunBunz]

He wasn’t even looking. LMAO

[@viktor1845]

that what they deserve

[@atlantic_love]

He was, but he was paying attention to her cadence and the "gestalt".

[@mckitty4907]

Being a model is incredibly dehumanising, it is made out to be this wonderful glamorous thing, but it really isn't. I was in a competition at 16 and was made to stand in a bikini with a bunch of adults measuring my body as an insecure teenager, it was absolutely disgusting and awful.

[@allshookup1640]

It is such a crazy thing. These women are all insanely beautiful. They have gone their entire lives being told their are beautiful then they enter a world where EVERYONE is beautiful. Where every single inch of your body is picked apart like an animal for sale. I wouldn’t do that if you paid me. My self esteem would never recover

[@mckitty4907]

@@allshookup1640 Exactly. I was in a modeling competition at 16, an insecure teenager and was made to stand in a room in a bikini with a bunch of gross adults measuring my body and commenting on it, it was absolutely disgusting and I am so happy I did not get sucked into that world. I was a child at that age, these people are groomers, why do they only seek out teenagers in these competitions, it's extremely gross.

[@allshookup1640]

@@mckitty4907 that is so gross. Unless you are modeling bikinis or underwear, they don’t need to see them in them. Yes it adds a TINY bit but a cami and leggings would be totally fine! So gross

[@ashleywalker1411]

Why are you so shocked by this, when you live in a world where the human being is a completely hackable animal? Who will be sold off as parts in the human block chain?

[@lauzroze2981]

@@mckitty4907good on you for walking away 💓

[@PockyBoy9]

Finally watched This movie, years later after being intrigued from posters and such . The cinematography is amazing!

[@kyhxx]

- may do th same. know this actor from th great bt this is a more sensual role it seems. curious about th film^

[@Vivian_Alice]

I love this scene because it perfectly encapsulates the intended catharsis of the film. The obsession/predation of innocence in hopes of eventually corrupting it. Sarah's character has been in the industry a while and was initially in Jessie's position before the industry inevitably corrupted and mutated her "purity" (which is really code for naivete). This is evident by her lack of preparedness and experience before her walk. In any other field of work, this would deter potential employers, but in this example, it works to her benefit because lack of experience and know-how means she is more susceptible to being taken advantage of. Jessie is the object of adulation by the designer in this sequence because he sees her as the proverbial "new toy" to play with. He is a creep. Beautiful visual storytelling implies he used up Sarah's "purity" last season and therefore her "value". Because she is no longer as easily manipulated, he has lost interest in her, on to the next poor ingénue. Abbey Lee's beautiful portrayal of Sarah displays the character's disillusionment with her perceived value in an industry she loves but is consistently abused by. Jessie and Sarah serve as personified representations of beauty before and after it is corrupted by obsession and predation. One woman is not better than the other in terms of beauty or grace. They are products of a prejudiced and deeply problematic industry that inevitably destroys the very thing it covets. This is also visually displayed by all of the black and brown models being few and far between and tucked away in the background. The film highlights the grotesque status quo estimation of beauty in the fashion industry which is guided by the larger discriminatory and sexist societal perspectives on a person's value.

[@Christobanistan]

You just described sex.

[@stevehooker1636]

My you can write. I feel stupid😅

[@ImJustTryingToBeNice]

Damn this is so well written. I agree with all of it.

[@Vivian_Alice]

@@ImJustTryingToBeNice Ahhh! Thank you! 😭

[@WestOfEarth]

well said!

[@brettkimura]

That one dislike is Sarah

[@namedrop721]

Man detected, ew stinky pls leave

[@nvnax]

Can see how jealous there were right from the start

[@Luvluna19]

Whenever i watch this movie especially this scene ,i always think when will I be that breathtaking like so beautiful

[@steffna]

She is gorgeous. But I fear what he liked was her age/virginity /childlike look. I think it means something else in this film. And the virgin makes predators hungry.

[@PockyBoy9]

No totally , that’s why ate her 😳

[@justthetruth3950]

EXACTLY!

[@kevinc8955]

It’s called “neoteny”. This actress has it in spades.

[@TheCourteousKurt]

I don’t think so. Sarno is portrayed as a gay man in the film. This is confirmed when Gigi accuses Jesse of having an affair with him. Jesse replies with “I don’t exactly think I’m his *type*” and then Gigi snaps “why? You’re very masculine”. Sarno was simply enthralled by her appearance, like most people in the film. It wasn’t in a sexual / predatory nature

[@YSANROCHEOfficialYoutube]

I think the directors are just creeps which all neon movies prove and that’s not really how the industry is. The young inexperienced girls aren’t treated so nicely, no matter how beautiful they are

[@rockstarr8786]

Elle has such a beautiful long neck- I loved her in this role- she really proved her acting chops. It was such a twisted film on an aged old subject, I loved it.

[@SofiyaWynn]

Innocence. Innocence is what they were looking for. And confidence

[@ohIfvkingwish]

This movie is where i realize Elle's actually a fantastic actor, very delicate performance.

[@glennbrymer4065]

I was a soldier, I served the country. Models serve the corporations. We are both meat bags full of water.

[@Hsftlabb]

My friend was model all her youth. She had more then 30 covers. And she said you’ll pass one of 10 casting and it’s okay it’s part of the profession. No drama.

[@reluctantenthusiast]

When people are seep-deprived, sick, and starved, they get that vapid & tired look.

[@alexia3552]

The tableau at the beginning really drives home a feeling of "these are women's bodies being sold at a meat market" It's so horrifyingly dehumanizing

[@JohnSmith-co2we]

M'fer had an eyegasm.

[@CekaDStar]

That is Nomi from sense8!! I knew I recognized her voice.

[@jonwyatt262]

The lucky ones are the ones that arent picked.

[@HelTra91]

So both actors who played Elle's parents in "Ginger and Rosa" are in this movie too? And her father in that one is the same guy lusting for her in this one....

[@TheCourteousKurt]

He wasn’t lusting, the character Sarno is a gay man. It gets spoken about later in the movie

[@sweco92]

I gasp like him when I see either Mika Schneider or Yasmin Wijnaldum walking, they're pros

[@Wolfen443]

I did not expect that movie to be so freaky and turn into horror. Only the cast keep the film going especially Fanning.

[@African_Rose]

The sound of the heels is pure cocaine.

[@gregzebra7324]

Tfw they try to make you believe an actual supermodel isn’t walking properly. Okay Refn, we get it, but maybe don’t cast an actual model like Abbey Lee for this part, even if she is flawless in it

[@zzzmariana]

I think that's the point tho. Sarah is gorgeous, experienced and can do the job. But like she says in a scene "who wants sour milk when you can get fresh meat?" All Jesse had was her beauty, which was the only thing that mattered.

[@JeantheSecond-ip7qm]

I haven’t seen the movie, but that’s not what I got from this scene. It’s obvious the supermodel is very good at modeling. The lady says, “You remember Sarah” for a reason. Sarah is the same old, same old. He’s taken by the new and unknown Jesse. It’s not skills, it’s newness.

[@lizanna6390]

She's experienced, gorgeous and has a great walk. But they want the innocent virgin.

[@rhythmicelegance4670]

It wasn’t necessarily the walk. He wasn’t interested in her from the first glance. They often make the decision in the first two seconds of looking at someone, and have no qualms about showing it.

[@riverariviera9907]

I fell in love with this movie 3 days ago…

[@anonymous-he4sg]

Ugh i love your channel!

[@THGForever1]

Love this scene...by any chance will you be posting any scenes of Elle’s in All The Bright Places? 💕

[@brxsncz]

YES I WILL

[@patrickbateman6335]

3:48 score is inspired by Chopin ballade no 1

[@roseagt5902]

does a remarkable job making me feel bad for everyone, even the cannibals.... Sarah looks absolutely heartbroken

[@odnamsrazor2364]

fresh meat always has an advantage with a King of Hollywood.

[@HelloItsYou]

Even if i was HER the main character and i was "liked" in this scene, THIS WOULD STILL BE A LITERAL NIGHTMARE ! 💀💀 fricken terrifying

[@skiruskronos2732]

Objects and mirrors, the video may highlight the fact, but does nothing to change it. As if it could.

[@ritawukovics271]

She's simple amazing.❤

[@Inmate533]

Women: "Don't sexualize me." Also women: this scene

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

All I know is that if Harvey Weinstein showed up, and offered just one a part in his new movie, they'd been fighting each other to grab the key to his hotel room straight out of his pocket.

[@nancynancy4351]

Questo film è MICIDIALE, lei è pura e ingenua, una buona e alla fine le altre se la mangiano....la cattiveria che vince ancora una volta sul bene...

[@MonikaAdam-zl9ep]

Her walk Sound was perfect no damage on the stilleto

[@ohtrueyeahnah]

Music at the start reminds me of Jamie xx in color album and Bruce Falconers work on Dragon Ball Z

[@JuliaUlyanovskaya]

Элль это ангельское небесное создание! Очень нежная красота 😀

[@RichardWright-wq6io]

Shes so beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@adamdenton1543]

Remind a buisness card scene from american psycho

[@keernhaslem1845]

The vulnerability. What a beautiful scene

[@marieklenke2916]

My god, Elle Fanning is a great actress!

[@Daniellehaunani]

I always thought Dakota was a very good actress for her age and I didn’t know her and Elle were sisters. After watching “The great” Elle Fanning to me is one of my favorite actresses

[@christophertadeo6120]

Eh? 😳👍.. This is Jesse.. 😳... Jesse's new in town... 😳...he's so excited.. 😳

[@minecamf-ee7ih]

The walk of shame

[@ultmotive]

I bet the casting call for this movie was wild

[@nataliiastopina4179]

I am mesofonic, I can really appreciate that she was the only one who did not make that ugly sound😂

[@MaxMustermann-hd7oe]

Sarah (Abbey Lee) was a top model in the late 2000s/early 2010s. She was a Gucci exclusive and the face of Gucci “Flora”, was on different Vogue covers, and walked for Dior, Chanel, Versace, Hermes, D&G, Fendi (basically every high fashion house). She’s still modelling…

[@fennynickie5731]

For some reason I clicked on this video thinking it's a music video 😂

[@NurseSmolly]

Same lol

[@FloraCarrie-t5k]

Who's gonna stuck in Who's eyes the whole fashion world is works as it is .

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

I don’t know what to say ! Modeling is like torture , I know some models who have suffered badly , I feel sad 😔. and for what ! to be judged by men stereotyping what beauty is about ? We are all beautiful in our own ways . ❤❤❤❤❤

[@vampritt]

oh.. come on.. like guys are not turned on by virgins because of their innocence and lack of sexual experience.. all guys do. those who say no are either lying or gay.

[@jasonburgess4488]

I wish they would release it on 4K disc already.

[@AnupMalakar-q6i]

Nice model❤❤❤❤

[@lovechineseforever9434]

HE IS AROUSED

[@nickaylaa-m.6889]

He kinda seems pervy

[@zzzmariana]

Oh no, he wasn't 😅 Jesse is a new face and every single person is absolutely impressed with her beauty. All of the characters look at her in awe.

[@olegdepapa]

@Ophelia around 57 min into the film Gigi and Jessie are in the dressing room, dialogue goes like this, maybe this is where it came from? Gigi: You certainly move fast. Jessie: What do you mean? G: You must be f***ing him. Sarno doesn't let just anyone walk his collection. J: I don't think I'm his type. G: Why not? You're very masculine.

[@Chrisdvc26]

@@sinch4044 Yeah because people in the fashion industry are never thinking about sex

[@nickimillennium]

In this case, no. He's genuinley mesmerized by her beauty.

[@YorgosL1]

@@Chrisdvc26not about sex. It’s about the money

[@lv2465]

I really enjoy this film, it's a work of Art.

[@timmofonnius]

Nicola Tesla chooses a girlfriend

[@jasperherr8694]

Elon Musk chooses a birth mother

[@lovechineseforever9434]

JEFF EPSTEIN

[@growuprecords9132]

I like what I saw.

[@MatthewWard-c7e]

And just like that, all the societal admonishments against objectiving women's bodies and using the male gaze go out the window, What an industry!

[@brandonhvacants2217]

She is way hotter than her sister.

[@bexiexz]

insane

[@11ofhearts]

does anybody by chance know the name of the song / music at the very beginning ?

[@MrBob150692]

what she whispers in Robert's ear?

[@_YESIMHIGH]

She says that this is the girl that did your blah blah blah show 2 years ago. And he responds like “oh that bitch, yeah not interested” even though he didn’t specifically say it, his acting portrays it

[@Bee_Bree]

“She came to a casting 2 years ago and she wasn’t your type”

[@syntheticbone]

Its disgusting,women treated like cows

[@cyclemadness]

This looks like Kubrick filmed it.

[@mcnamaraky]

They're like meat hanging in a butcher's freezer. Nothing around them, just cold white space.

[@bluest1524]

Those men are so dead inside. They are all Larry Nassars to me.

[@sharonvass8700]

Always hungry

[@ЕвгенийВильдгрубе]

Да ладно! Где вы эту камбалу нашли?

[@cjgilmore283]

Ooh I would lose it if I was that first girl. I’d be mad af

[@xeliane1670]

lé vu au fantasia, le festival...l'arbre était dans ses feuilles marie tente d'annulé ses feuilles avait sa pomme marie annule pas je tombe... faudrait que je regarde ...beaucoup de film en perspective d'activité pour un seul corps...le choix faire un choix ou deux ...qu'est-ce qu'elle ont de si spéciale ces filles...? elles sortent de leur patelin...elle s'aventurent toujours un peu trop loin...et puis elles s'éteignent d'expérience trop cru ...comme un goût amer en bouche...

[@ArcticBanshee]

He looks like Maynard with hair and a mustache wtf

[@Serega-11]

Очень похожа на Хлою Морец!

[@mynamedontfi]

Brutal

[@Humbledandelion]

This film is so weird but its good

[@MostenHunterrise]

parecem bonecas

[@Serega-11]

Как фильм этот называется?

[@mercedesgonzalez1658]

Neon Demon

[@Serega-11]

@@mercedesgonzalez1658 Спасибо!

[@HandSolitude]

Royce DuPree!

[@totallyrufus]

That man looks so much like my ex boyfriend....

[@jasperherr8694]

Her body type is like mine: Top flat bottom plump

[@valeriem6187]

Im sorry but Jessi looks really basic and there's nothing impressive about her for the guy to be so in awe with her.

[@maiafay]

It’s mystical in nature, her allure. It’s the point of the movie and comes into play at the end.

[@horan4president]

we don’t know maybe he’s in awe with her bad posture 😂

[@poultergeist5815]

Ужас, у неё нет никакой осанки, голова вытянута вперед, даже волосами прикрыли, чтобы не было видно искривления... Ей нужно на приём к кинезиологу, а не показывать свою походку, так как ассиметрию видно не вооружённым взглядом 🤦

[@ТатьянаКоролева-м5к]

Она горбатая. Линия голова-шея-спина отвратительна.

[@FMFvideos]

poor hungry girls

[@maribelayon3297]

8 going on 15

[@albertrozenfild]

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