New York Film Fest:Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky’s new drama THE WRESTLER is drawing lots of attention for its career-reviving performance by Mickey Rourke, who plays a broken-down professional grappler with touching gravitas. Aronofsky's compelling tale of  fraternal bonding and family dysfunction has made this one of this year's most buzzed-about festival entries.

In our interview, Darren talks about coming up with the idea for the film, using non-actors to achieve a sense of reality, and the joys and challenges of working with a talent like Mickey Rourke.  

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