The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.
Sam MendesIf you're doing a classic play, where if you do a Chekhov, you do the words as written. You can't do that with a novel; you have to do your version of the words as written.
Sam MendesKevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other.
Sam Mendes