Tommy Lee Jones’ directorial debut was a powerful drama with a great name. Nine years later Jones has followed up The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with another tough take on life in the bleak edge of the American West.
In this interview Jones talks about the hold that the story had on him, not least that it was from the relatively rare perspective of women on the frontier, and the toll the harsh reality takes on the human spirit.
One gets the sense that Jones understands the West deeply and is choosing his directing gigs in order to better understand the ghosts of the past. The events in Melquiades Estrada and The Homesman are often oppressed by their landscape, as Jones goes on to explain below.
Mr. James Kleinmann is our interviewer with the actor/director. Look out for more coverage right darn here.
