Celebrity Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clock

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Celebrity Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clock

It was a timely affair yesterday when World Peace Award nominees and noted chronophiles Mr. and Mrs. Clock premiered their documentary Celebrity Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clock, their long-awaited collaboration with director Sophia Zheshui Lin and producer Ray Yee. Shot in the cities of China, Lin follows the Clocks as they strive to present an authentic, honest look into their lives, and show audiences what those lives involve. Lin admits that the Clocks’ frantic working pace was hard to document, but explains that the process also helped Lin to understand Mr. and Mrs. Clock better. In a recent interview, Lin said, “When I heard the offer, I was very excited. I wanted to portray the reality of their lives. Although they are always working, we kept the camera on them all the time, which was exhausting. But it was well worth it; it was a marvelous experience following every second of their lives, every one of their footsteps. You can’t help but to appreciate what it is they do after that.”

However, while Lin and Mr. and Mrs. Clock are toasting their achievement, the general public is considerably less enthused, outraged by the straightforwardness of the movie. “How can anything so real even call itself a movie?” complained one woman as she left the film’s screening. “I mean, the thing was 24 hours long! Mr. and Mrs. Clock are threats to our society, and this movie proves it: their true portrayal does nothing but remind us of how boring, horrifying and short our lives are. What kind of message is that for our children?!” Another man leaving the screening scoffed, “I am not interested in knowing what or who the Clocks really are. I am interested in knowing what they can do for me.” Fortunately for the Clocks, however, there is a very small majority responding more positively to the film. The Lollypop Sun News, for example, had a very different opinion than that of most critics: “The Clocks have added true value to our world. I am glad the movie emphasizes that.”

Still, the negative critiques haven’t killed Mr. and Mrs. Clock’s enthusiasm for the film. In a telephone interview, Mr. Clock remarked, “It is obvious that no film can portray one hundred percent of who we are. However, I am glad Lin did not try to shrink or expand us to fit with traditional movie running times. People never respect us for who we are. They always find our true selves unpleasant. I feel proud that this movie tries to give the audience the unvarnished truth, and it makes no apologies for doing so.”
With their movie finally done, the Clocks aren’t slowing down either: their next goal is to write an autobiography.

Reports by 2 Plus Studio, 2010 April 1st


Free Screening of “Latest Celebrity Interview with Mr and Mrs Clock” is on from April 1st, 2010 to April 31st, 2010, at Roadside Attraction, 911 Davenport St., Toronto.

Running Time: 24 hrs 0 min
Rated PG for realistic action involving large machines and situations too normal to handle, and for lots of cars emitting carbon dioxide.