Corbet’s Scottsdale
The town of Scottsdale is a place with many faces, day or night. The higher end sections turn into some very fancy shops in the midst of a suburban desert paradise when the sun goes down, and the main center of town becomes hopping with comedy clubs and the usual dance clubs. It’s eclectic and often terribly exciting, and during the day, the shoppers seem to have their way here.
It’s an interesting place to grow up, for sure. It’s neither rustic enough to be the old west of struggles and difficulties, nor is it cool enough throughout the year to have the urban sophistication of the coasts. It’s definitely its own thing, and the luxury hotels Scottsdale are always unique and lovely. It’s the kind of place that could raise a kid like Brady Corbet . His boyish looks speak to a friendly ideal of what men should look like, but they’re unusual enough to capture the attention of directors like Lars Von Trier .
His new film, Melancholia, has just been heating up for release, and it sounds like something very much in line with what the Danish director is usually up to. Except this film won’t be as cheery as his other work has been. It’s hard to imagine, but then again, Corbet himself probably would never have imagined his life turning out as lovely as this.