What a wonderful interview with Larry and Diana on CBS Sunday Morning! Maybe the most sensible and serious treatment of BBM I’ve seen on TV to date. No silly kissing questions. No skirting around the subject matter. You west-coasters, try to catch it. If not, CBS usually posts a transcript later in the week. Here are some highlights:
Much of the interview focused on their love of Annie's story and their struggle to produce the movie. There was also background information on each, along with the story of how they got together.
So much time has been spent discussing “labels” on this forum, yet when the interviewer attempted to probe the relationship between Larry and Diana, they both claimed they were “good friends”, in a way that forbade further discussion. Wonderful.
Ang and Heath gave two short interviews. There were several clips, along with the beautiful music.
Larry and Diana are so matter-of-fact, stressing the movie has absolutely no political agenda, and that it’s ridiculous to think it disparages the image of the West. They both said it was a love story but also discussed the gay / homosexual theme. I don’t think anyone watching would not grasp the movie’s storyline.
There was a brief scene of Diana choosing a dress for the Oscar telecast and their excitement over the nominations.
I just fell in love with both of them.