Asked to explain the title, Haynes said it referred to an English expression for an age-gap relationship.
He paused before quipping, In France, they call it the Macron.
When is age inappropriate?
When people are in different places developmentally.
This is not appropriate and why we have boundaries around that.
In this movie, you see Gracies transgressions as well as everybody elses.
This movie feels so dangerous because you dont know where anyones boundaries are it feels scary.
Thats what Todd has captured so beautifully.
And yet this is complicated by the fact that this relationship endured.
For some of my films, thats been a recurring subject.
It was Portman who initially sent Samy Burchs script to Haynes back in 2020.
And Haynes remembered: I was immediately captivated, its restrained way of observing this story.
It created this anxiety and excitement who do you trust, who is viable?
And that keeps peeling back in layers.
The expectations are different on you all the time.
Mutually adoring, Moore explained: I feel like I understand Todd, I see his point of view.
In return, Haynes said: I learn things from watching Julie on every single film we do together.
The film was shot in just 23 days.
