Rarely have Hollywood’s onscreen couples enjoyed the same cultural currency as Jack and Rose. “Titanic.” The characters were brought to life with aching sincerity by DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and ever since then fans have clamored for the duo to set the screen on fire with their passion once again.
Audiences were thrilled about 2008’s release. “Revolutionary Road,”Even if the film’s producers were keen to make a little bait-and-switch, The Sam Mendes film, based on a brutal 1961 Richard Yates novel, would give viewers looking for Jack and Rose something more like “The War of the Roses.”
Winslet and DiCaprio play Frank and April in mid-1950s who are having a difficult time with their marriage. Instead of portraying two people falling in LOVE, they had the task to portray a couple who are in a falling out. The actors had to film intense, emotional scenes in closed-in settings.
This long-term filming style was very draining on DiCaprio’s mental health. The actor, despite working alongside Winslet, a long-time friend and colleague, was happy to end the shoot. “Road”Let’s say goodbye.
“It was depressing, making this film,”The actor confessed to it in an interview in 2008 with GQ. “There was no way to get out [of the cramped sets while making the film]; there was nowhere to run. The claustrophobia was pretty intense after a while.”