“It’s hard to live” in the age of social media

Timothée Chalamet admits it is “hard to live” in an age defined by social media.

“Being young now and always being young – I can only speak for my generation – is being assessed intensively,” said the 26-year-old actor at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, at TO ME! News.

Chalamet – who promoted his upcoming movie “Bones and All” – told reporters it was “a relief” to play a character named Lee who had grown up long before the advent of platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

“Without judging it, you can find your tribe there, but I think it’s hard to live right now,” he explained.

“I think [a] Social collapse is in the air – or it smells like that – and without pretentiousness, let’s hope movies matter because that’s the role of an artist… shed light on what’s going on. “

On Friday, Chalamet’s last film received an award 10-minute standing ovation after the premiere at the festival.

The horror film directed by Luka Guadagnino, which is also a story about growing up, takes place in the United States during the reign of Ronald Reagan, when two teenage Indiana cannibals – Lee (Chalamet) and Maren (Taylor Russell) – hit the roads in search of the latter’s missing father.

The Italian filmmaker had previously chosen Chalamet to host his queer-romantic drama “Call Me By Your Name,” set in Italy in 1938. a success that also put Guadagnino, 51, into the international spotlight.

Since then, Chalamet has appeared in a variety of puberty stories that span a range of genres, from the cult science fiction classic “Dune” to an adaptation of Greta Gerwig’s timeless tale “Little Women” to Shakespeare’s epic historical fiction “The King”.

In any case, Chalamet’s bold statement to the press still paled in comparison to his look at the Bones and All premiere the same day, with the actor going berserk as he walked the red carpet in a ruby ​​top, backless and backless. matching pants.

The Haider Ackerman-designed look was reportedly tailored for the “Beautiful Boy” actor, who apparently adapted the “cut” from the brand’s 2018 women’s clothing collection.