Apuzzo

Apuzzo: In other words, what sustains you as you descend into hell?

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: Two really key figures out of the whole film were 'Dr. Eastman,' who is this sort of secretive, shadowy European figure pulling the strings and selling the diplomatic titles - and also Emperor Bokassa former dictator of the Central African Republic, whom you mentioned you had a personal fascination with.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: I thought that one of the key things that sold the character, so to speak, was his personal narcissism - in terms of the clothing, the demeanor, the portrait that you had of yourself in the diplomatic suite.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: This is the second film in a row you've done, the purpose of which is to expose corruption.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: Two really key figures out of the whole film were 'Dr. Eastman,' who is this sort of secretive, shadowy European figure pulling the strings and selling the diplomatic titles - and also Emperor Bokassa former dictator of the Central African Republic, whom you mentioned you had a personal fascination with.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: I want to ask you about your relationship with the pygmies.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: This is the second film in a row you've done, the purpose of which is to expose corruption.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: Let me tell you something that I found interesting about their the pygmies presence in the film -- that reminded me of something in The Red Chapel.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: I thought that one of the key things that sold the character, so to speak, was his personal narcissism - in terms of the clothing, the demeanor, the portrait that you had of yourself in the diplomatic suite.

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012

Apuzzo: Emperor Bokassa representing the worst of 1970s-era African despotism ...

Jason Apuzzo: The Most Provocative Filmmaker in the World: A Conversation With Mads Brügger on The Ambassador Jason Apuzzo 2012