Russo Brothers Inspirations

“As filmmakers, we have always been compelled to disrupt form and defy expectations. We’re devious by nature. We poke fun at subjects, genres, and ideas as much as we examine or pay homage to them. It’s intrinsic to our fatalist sense of humor and to our determined commitment to life as a prosaic exercise. It’s what has allowed us to craft a singular career path, devoid of external influence. Choosing to follow up the sentimentally elegant 400 Blows with the absurdist Shoot the Piano Player, François Truffaut said, ‘I took my pleasure as my only rule of conduct.’ As young filmmakers, that quote became our engine. Cherry is yet another example. These are the films that inspired us to push the limits of how we constructed its darkly comic tale.”