A24发行的传记电影《Tony》将聚焦已故名厨安东尼·波登的青年时代[1]。23岁演员Dominic Sessa饰演年轻时期的波登[1]。
影片由导演兼编剧Matt Johnson创作，改编自波登2000年著作《厨房机密》的早年章节[1]。电影以波登本人的自我评价开篇，他曾形容自己是"一个被宠坏、痛苦、自恋、自毁且缺乏同情心的年轻混蛋，急需一顿暴打"[1]。故事背景设定在普罗温斯敦，波登正是在这个位于开普科德附近的地方开启了自己的厨房生涯[1]。影片还汇聚了Leo Woodall和Antonio Banderas等演员[1]，将于8月20日正式上映[1]。
A24 is releasing a biographical film titled "Tony" that explores Anthony Bourdain's early life, with 23-year-old actor Dominic Sessa portraying the renowned chef and television personality during his youth [1]. Directed and written by Matt Johnson, the film draws from the early chapters of Bourdain's 2000 memoir "Kitchen Confidential" and follows his journey of self-discovery when he left home at nineteen to pursue a culinary career in Provincetown, near Cape Cod [1].
The narrative begins with Bourdain's own reflection on his younger self: "I was a spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive, and thoughtless young lout, badly in need of a good ass-kicking" [1]. Sessa, whose age closely mirrors Bourdain's at the time depicted in the film, leads an ensemble cast that also includes Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas [1]. "Tony" is scheduled to premiere on August 20 [1].