Sacha Baron Cohen Breaks Down a Scene From 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' | Vanity Fair
2021 ж. 15 Сәу.
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On this episode of Vanity Fair's 'Notes on a Scene,' Sacha Baron Cohen takes us through the cake scene of 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' and explains the challenges of filming the sequel under new disguise.
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I love how she spoke Bulgarian and he spoke Hebrew but no one knew the difference.
Crazy right? Especially since anyone who's been to Bulgaria in the last decade knows that most of them are still actively supporting nazzism? But America sucks...
@@doms132 While there are a lot of right leaning people here, supporting nazzism is not exactly mainstream. Plus the JQ is not really a thing in Bulgaria. The funny thing is that all the people that I have met that talk about the JQ have been makedonian-bulgarians.
@@doms132 "most of them" supporting nazism?! *No!!!?* Are "most of them racist", yes, sadly we are (due to terrible education and some other factors)
Well, I’m fluent in Hebrew so I caught on in the last film, where he spoke Hebrew and the other Armenian
Lots of people knew the difference. You know, the people that speak both of those languages and stuff.
I love how he made sure to acknowledge all of the brilliant people that worked on this movie with him.
You are beautiful Chelsea
@@mikejohn4213 hope she sees this bro
@@mikejohn4213 what a gentleman
@@ChristianBaleNutjob this is hilarious 😂
There must have been hundreds of people who worked on it. He mentioned like 5.
Sacha went to my dads school, he went to a near synagogue to me (yes, he’s Jewish) he came back to a school reunion and to synagogue and when he was there he wasn’t a celebrity or a big shot, he was Sacha. He spoke to everyone and told brilliant stories both of his memories in school and doing movies. He never forgot his roots and really is an amazing guy
You mean your dad went to sachas school
@@Rob-J-BJJ her dad is Dustin Hoffman
@@charlesludwig8672 her dad was Albert Einstein... ...and then everybody clapped.
I think everyone knows he’s Jewish since it’s a reoccurring joke I’m almost everything he does
Everyone knows he’s Jewish 😂 plus his name lol can’t get more Jewish than Cohen
Imagine being the undisputed master of awkward uncomfortable satire and then finding a young protege right out of drama school that easily matches your skills. That must have been quite impressive.
Sacha is literally giving us 16 mins of master class for free.
And people underappreciate Borat 2. People dont realize that Sasha publicly said years ago that Borat 2 would never happen because it would be impossible. Too many people were familiar with Borat, and people overall had caught onto undercover pranks by now. And he was also upset by how youtubers were doing pranks that he believed violated the rules of comedy, and wanted nothing to do with it anymore. So the fact the came out of retirement to make Borat 2 is nothing short of a miracle. And people don't appreciate it because they think it's not as good as the first one.
RESPECT
I felt like I was on a Film School class. The man is a genius.
That’s a bit of a stretch lol
A Ma Zing!!!
When Maria Bakalova said that this guy was a genius, she was not kidding. After watching this, I am profoundly astonished how much depth there is in this satirical comedy.
“You’d hope the person would say, ‘No I’m not going to write this very racist thing on the cake...’” really got me...
It is not very deep at all.
@@unwnme did you... did... did you even watch the video?
@@jackdonohue7893 let them sound stupid n just move along bro
@@jackdonohue7893 Of course I did. Don't be insulting.
I thought only some scenes were complete improvisation but now I came to understand almost the whole movie was done in such fashion. This is extremely hard, it is basically doing theater in a movie, no second takes. For those of you who don't know Maria Bakalova studied at the most prestigious and hardest to get into acting university in Bulgaria - the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. She has a solid degree that prepared her so very well for this role. We as Bulgarians are insanely proud of her.
Има и много българи, които я оплюват и ще е меко казано че не я харесват, ами направо я ненавиждат. Има много сцени, които българите им е много трудно да преглътнат.. [🤣] А и не сме от най-свободомислещите народи, да си го кажем направо - като почнем от хомофобията, та чак до сексизмът и расизмът, не мога да кажа че съм особено очарована от голяма част от сънародниците ни.. Ама никак даже! Но така си е почти навсякъде, и това не бива да забравяме. Peace ☮️. Бъди жива и здрава. 🇧🇬
@@user-ps4bg7wq6iwell said
Maria Bakalova should have won an Oscar for her performance. She’s absolutely, positively breathtaking.
just an fyi, this is flippantly titled as a 'break down' video, but what this actually is is a masterclass and an insight into the sheer detail that he puts into making a film and the knowledge that goes along with it. he's a genius.
I love how in depth he went with the explanations. He's so articulate, one of the smartest actors out there probably
He did go to Cambridge!!
In a thread I once wrote ‘he is a literal genius’ and I got 💩 on baad by everyone - he is such an intelligent person
@@MVOH do you like? how much?
He definitely is one of the smartest he went to Cambridge
He's clever there's no doubt about that. But the whole Trump and his supporters are bad jokes have been done to death in the past few years. The movie came out too late.
I couldn’t ever think that there could be so much political satire *that can be baked into a cupcake.*
Hah
When I watched it first, I thought Sacha tried to satire the cake store that refused to make cakes for LGBT
You'd be surprised
If you want to understand the universe, you first have to bake an apple pie
@@charlesludwig8672 great comment.
To me, this movie was extremely dark at times, it's relieving to know that the darkness was intentional to showcase a lot of these problems in the world.
And the "world" is America
He's without a doubt one of my answers to the "if you could have a dinner with any 3 people in the world" conversation starter.
Sasha really lucked out with Maria, she's gonna go far.
I heard he auditioned like 60 different girls to find the right one
Yeah Maria is fantastic!
She’s absolutely hysterical, her level of talent is through the roof. And she’s beautiful to boot!
@@7StarHeryla apparently more than that, in the hundreds
@@7StarHeryla 600, not 60 :)
Pastor pretending he’s a doctor should be illegal
It would explain why he didn't call the cops when he thought he heard how the baby got in her.
He probably never claims to be one, he could have the full doctor outfit and probably pretend to be a doctor and not actually do any medical procedures and he'd still be in the clear, as long as he doesn't actually practice medicine without being a licensed professional and also doesn't claim he is a doctor/medical professional. I'm not a lawyer or anything, so don't even believe anything I said.
@@PASTRAMIKick Well, most people don't even suspect someone in a doctor's coat to not be an actual doctor. So when you have young impressionable girls going there, they just see a white coat and what it represents, and that way also the things he is saying seem more "valid" for them, cos...a doctor said it, so it must be right. Which is very dangerous. This guy didn't have that outfit, but he still was in a place where doctors usually are, which gives him more power to convince the girls they are making a mistake, which is equally wrong.
@@keiwa11 legality and morality isn't the same, what that dude does is terrible, but depending on how he does it, he may not be doing something illegal, yet it's still immoral, but he justifies it, because in his mind the end justifies the means and he's doing a greater good, which is subjective.
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I think the way she said "yes" at 13:49 is the moment that got her the Oscar nomination.
Wow, the Borat movies are a lot more genius then I thought they were. Props to Sacha and the crew for some interesting filmmaking
Sacha being himself is one of the most intellectual person in Hollywood
I love your profile pic 😍 Bob Dylan and sacha baron cohen are both great.
its his accent lolol
He is indeed, that's the reason he is so creative.
@@aotphixion yes he is “accent”, yes indeed
I had no clue he was so analytical. I just figured he was a goof.
I would pay good money to see a full break down of the entire film. Great video.
Same
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Please ! I would literally pay for it and watch it as a professional film class
What's the name of the movie ?
I was just thinking the same thing
This was absolutely wonderful, but I still have a question... HOW DID THEY SNEAK THE CUPCAKES IN?!?!?!?
Maybe shes not the only one that works there and she just thought they were new products
Likely spoke to the owner for shooting permission reasons and asked to put those cupcakes in, or asked to produce cupcakes with babies on
The budget for this movie is 18 million dollars. They definitely found a way.
They hired former navy seals who went in at night
Ninja Bakers 🥷🧁
It's really educating and inspiring to see his process. I'm glad he pushed through the awkwardness and possible embarrassment to give this window into the process. Truly enjoyed it.
This man had to wear a bulletproof jacket to film the scene, legend!
Says a lot about America.
@@pashadyne i think she meant you can get shot!11!!!!!1!!!
Found the salty American everyone!
@@shmjb5790 Ladies and gentlemen, we've got him. *dodges shoe*
@@pashadyne that reply is enough evidence of your saltiness.
I could’ve watched him explain the whole movie. He’s incredible
I know, I was scrolling hoping for part 2
Bring back Director Commentaries! I used to watch them on all my favorite movies. Now, in the streaming age, they've faded away.
I would watch it several times, just like I did with the movie 🥰
I want him to explain the fight scene..that was the best
There must be so much that went into the film that we've never picked up. Now I want it all explained!
I’d love to see him do this sort of commentary/breakdown on the entire movie. It’s so interesting hearing him talk about the ideas that go into these scenes
He also tried to do a scene at a gun store but the owner recognised him 🤣
Only after watching this I came to appreciate how much thought actually went into this movie. It seems so ridiculous but it was actually carefully designed to expose fault in our society, all while doing it live with strangers and in one take! Just wow.. genius
Didn't the strangers notice the camera crew?It should make suspicious and alert.I don't understand how Sacha baron involved strangers in his film without letting them know.
@@mahamudalrabbi4774 He usually poses that it’s for some other purpose like a documentary or something. His team works it out with them beforehand. He’s been doing this sort of stuff for like 15 years haha since like the Ali G show so I bet he’s a pro
doesnt taake much to expose our society for the mess it is
@@somedvl frl
Absolutely genius!
Maria being not only able to keep up with Sacha but to match him is amazing
Yeah, true.
Amazing that she was right out of acting school. Oscar nomination on her first film. And she's been working pretty steadily. Great job casting her.
I love Sascha. He's a brilliant performer. This little glimpse into the process was illuminating.
The man is a genius and has a wonderful crew around him to make the type of commentary that he’s been able to do
everyone thinks he does shock comedy to get cheap laughs, but sacha is so deeply layered. Everything has a serious meaning. He is an absolute genius at bringing out the worst in people, to expose their darker personalities, and he is always playing a master game of chess. Every line is positioning a new piece on the board to break down his opponent. All his films are designed to bring attention to racism and all the other wrongs in society that we try to ignore or hide, and his ability to openly bring out peoples demons on screen is just perfect
Well said. This is why What is America was so good to me, its so much more than just flippant comedy. Its a sort of social commentary
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He does that while mocking Muslims :)
@@amnasheikh8497 I don't recall him mocking Muslims that much, although I could be misremembering. I mean, Kazakhstan is obviously a majority Muslim country, but Borat never invokes Mohammad or brings up the Quran, so it's less about how Muslims perceive the world and more about Borat himself.
Alpha Gamer, well said! You nailed it. He is a genius in his own right.
"Глътнах бебето" (glatnah bebeto) literally means "I swallowed the baby." Most of what Maria says in Bulgarian is actually what the subtitles say. Loved the film.
i just practiced that in an exaggerated italian accent
Ah yes, baby gelato...
@@pashadyne it is not a phrase lol... is “i swallowed the baby” an English phrase? - no, it is just a combination of words
@@pashadyne they way you wrote your first comment it implied that “i swallowed a baby” is a thing that people use as a fixed saying, that’s why I lol-ed so hard reading it... no hate :)
@@pashadyne "we have a phrase for english in america"????? you what? are you ok??? should i call someone to come assist you after falling down?
Sacha Baron Cohen literally teaching us his magic, this is gold.
Pure gold. Straight out of the River.
first film was just plain funny, second film was actually a great learning experience.
this is so indulgent I love it. Denim Necktie is the most American thing that doesn't exist
I always assumed all denim outfits were more of a Canadian thing
canadian
Of course it exists...have you never heard of the 1970s and quadruple denim? Rather ignorant of Sacha there...
Denim necktie would be a great band name
"He has a USA badge; Borat is proving the he's American". I love this man!
The whole movie is hysterical. I was cackling so much during this whole sequence. And as said by everyone, Sacha’s a genius. Maria’s a gem, so funny and just the heart of this film. Sadly her chances for an Oscar win has narrowed down a lot.
It actually does take an amazing actor to deliver lines like that without cracking up. Only one shot at it too.
As a person who knows Hebrew it gets confusing because you understand but you have to read too.
Feels the same way when you speak Bulgarian and you listen to what she says :D
@@KalinaTomova is she saying the same thing as the subtitles? Or is it just jibberish in Bulgarian?
@@vindeeznutz its a mix to my knowledge
@@vindeeznutz she is saying something close to what the subtitiles say, the overall meaning is mostly the same
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The baby scene was the best scene of the movie in my opinion and I actually almost pissed my pants because I was laughing so hard.
The most-misunderstood doctor's scene ever🤣
“It has a heartbeat, right now” “I don’t think so” 😂 How Cohen could improvise a line like that without bursting into laughter is amazing. How that girl kept a straight face is just as unbelievable.
What I want to know is: WHY IS A PASTOR WORKING IN A CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE.
Yeah, it was soooo great! The double meaning for the outrageous situation, as it seemed to the pastor...
Hysterical but also a terrifying example of real life
This man is a gem. Love him in comedy movies, love him in “serious” movies.
It is amazing how intelligent he is. He is by far one of the best actors/comedians there is and ever will be.
He's literally brilliant.
Naaaaah.
@@jameskulevich8907 Yeaaaaah.
"Hes brilliant" would suffice.
You can just say stuff without adding “literally” to every sentence. That’s kind of implied when you say something.
@@chuckchucky8781 thank you. "Literally" is the most misused word ever these days
i love the fact that sasha keeps his british accent when talking hebrew out of character but when borat speaks hebrew it sounds super authentic lol
I think it's because he's just saying a few Hebrew words while speaking English. It's hard to switch accents and go full Hebrew in the middle of an English sentence.
@@martinzhang5676 fair enough
No British accent because Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are in Britain too. It’s the English accent get it right
@@Dan-zc7ut if you’re following that logic then there’s no English accent either
@@bulman07 no because generally he speaks with an English accent, of course there’s many ways like geordie and northern and London, but generally speaking it’s an English accent
This is a jewel of a segment Did not expect to ever see this What a team! Long life SBC
Sacha is quite the ladies man, isn't he? I never noticed before, but he's tall, dark, chiseled features, speaks British, is pretty intellectual...I bet he's quite the trophy for whoever got in with him.
His wife is Isla fisher. Sasha did well lol
@@digbyceaser3115 Oh! Wow! One could hardly do better!
Isla Fisher 🤩
"Speaks british" mate he speaks fcking english
apparently sasha can be very embarrassing socially as his boundaries are pretty loose - this is what his wife said in an interview
Gotta say Sacha is doing great with the campaigning of both films, pretty sure they'll win the Oscars
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Creds to everyone who worked on the film, and to Sacha for really emphasizing everyone's part in making it happen. Love how he boosts the ones he worked with and their contributions
We need to appreciate this talented human. Can't get enough of your movies. Love it so much ❤️ intellectual and hilarious
Maria Bakalova is very talented I hope she goes on to do more!
Sacha looks like a very brilliant man and his way to express the social problems is just great
"I wanna get this line out, I'm gonna get this line out, I know I've got a good gag here" really made me laugh, because he just says it as if it is important for us as the viewer to know 😂
I would pay to see him do this for the whole movie. The amount of layers in his humor/satire is just wow. Like you really need to understand humor/literature to fully understand how complex SBC's is. It's beautiful.
This is absolutely a master class at satire and I am so grateful to have it. I've been doing stand up for years and have been developing characters in an attempt to do some higher art comedy, and I will probably watch this video multiple times. I watched Ali G as a kid, and have followed everything this man has made, and I hope I can one day do something even 1/10th as intellectual, introspective and yet accessible to average audiences too.
This is extremely low IQ, low effort propaganda posing as satire with no moral spine. Masterclass?
I wish you all the best in life, and success in your stand-up comedy career. Peace ☮️
@@user-ps4bg7wq6i That was really random and encouraging, thank you friend.
He's such a genius man. In such a weird and unique way. So fun to watch.
As far as film, politics and consciousness goes....THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND CLIPS INTO REALITY.
Omg love to see a breakdown for the entire movie. I loved it so much, how you got rudy julliani is beyond me. Just fantastic.
you think it is just a casual on the go comedy until sacha explain how sophisticated the planning for each scene is, complete genius
After he explained this, it just made me want to watch it again and pay closer attention to everything.
If you can make a voice while playing a character, you are definitely an excellent actor.
Wow!!! thank you for doing this exposé. interesting to hear you as yourself.
I just love how passionate and in tune with the process he is
Probably a stupid question, but how were they able to film the doctor's office scene? Does the doc not notice the guy standing there with the camera? Other scenes, you can tell the camera guy is much more concealed. But with the doctor's office, he's just kinda right there next to them.
He was probably told it was a documentary or something. Sacha has said that they deceive the participants sometimes (not the best way, I know) so they don't suspect anything
Not sure about this movie, but in the old days they'd tell them they were shooting either a domestic documentary about a foreigner learning the local ways, or were a local documentary team shooting for foreign television. Either way the crew would make sympathetic faces to make the "victim" feel a little more at ease to continue.
He's not a doctor, that's why. He's a missionary and likes the attention to get the word out.
Completely faked
@@simplythecolororange yeah because Giuliani is a well known comedian and actor which is why he volunteered for it
Great vid, Cohen is so smart love to see the inner workings of his mind
SBC is amazing, I’m grateful for this insight into his process.
Really broke down the scenes like a professor. This man is a gem!
Lol so how does he explain the cameramen filming inside the bakery or clinic. Always wondered that
They tell the people that they are shooting a documentary and make them sign the papers beforehand. Sacha and Maria stay in character the entire time so no one suspects they're acting and not just being themselves.
He explained in a different interview that most of this film was shot using iPhones. There isn’t a huge studio camera in the room, just some guy holding up their iPhone filming.
@@CrazyMagyar I don't believe that. He goes into the clinic with another guy holding a phone. Another of these scenes are staged Imo
@@CrazyMagyar no way that's an iPhone camera. where does he say that?
He is shooting it as a documentary. One of the unknowing "actors" in Borat even complained they told her it's for a documentary, when in reality they were shooting a movie, which she realized after she saw it.
This was so beautiful to watch - a true master of the craft!
We need more of Sacha explaining his films
I didn't want this to end! I could listen to Sacha all day
‘Jean Tie, we had to make those personally’😂
I hope they release this movie on dvd or Blu-ray with behind the scenes and deleted scenes I hear there were a lot of scenes that where deleted
Recently the Borat twitter account said that there will be a directors cut.
Would be awesome.
He's so humble and brilliant
GOD I WANT MORE OF THIS I LOVE THIS PLEASE
Hopefully he comes with another movie by 2021 end. Such a brilliant actor.
I would pay money to watch Sacha break down more of his stuff like this! I swear he rarely talks about proper behind the scenes of his movies. I have so many questions
this is brilliant , i always have wondered about this sort of thing and how it all goes about
This interview was AWESOME! The movie was brilliant
This was the best scene in the movie, hands down - watched almost simultaneously with a friend elsewhere and we both independently freaked out at this scene. My partner fell asleep before the film and in the middle of the night I made him watch this.
This man is actually a genius who plays a non genius. True chad
Yet he supports killing children?
@@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448 ?
We love you king Julian! This breakdown was amazing.
The level of depth, detail, and planning that went into this is truly astonishing.
Such a clever movie, loved Sacha's commentary
At the end, he said he doesn’t want to make another film like this ever again. That breaks my heart because he’s so good and funny in them
He also previously said he was retiring Borat before making this movie. One of these days he'll get the itch again and have to scratch it.
I'm hoping it means another Ali G
@@alayakow1037 or Brüno,those minority group would love that
Sacha Baron Cohen is such a genius because he knows how to effectively turn our attention towards these issues in a way that surpasses lectures and posts. He faces these problems head on in a way that’s entertaining and exposes those with little moral reasoning
alright can we have the 2 hour version now? this was brilliant
I respect this man and his craft 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
if these people can manipulate a situation so well and predict behavior then what’s to say when it’s no longer satire but a form of infiltrative and psychological manipulation to bring out an outcome.... I see you Sacha you’re extremely brilliant.
This man is a hundred levels of genius. One of the funniest and intelligent people in the world. So grateful to share this life with him…
you dont understand how hard im laughing at that jean tie
Legend 🙌
Yeah, the writers and Maria definitely deserved their nominations
PLEASE MORE SACHA you are the only one who can make films like these
Sacha is an absolute genius. The precision this scene took to make, and it was one scene in a ninety minute movie.
Mad respect, Absolute Legend. Find me another artist, comedian, Actor who is willing to take so much risk to life and career to highlight the rodents of the society.
Absolutely agreed! He's brilliant!!
The biggest problem is that the camera changes everything. When people are in front of camera they behave differently. If they are willing to be this racist in front of camera I wonder what they are in real life.
Probably hiding a pointed white hood in their wardrobe.
I am proud homophobe
I've watched the Borat movies at least 3 times and I've always noticed something new or a joke made a connection that I hadn't seen before.
Best breakdown ever!!
Excellent this is.
Sasha deserves an Oscar , Bafta and Palm d'or. Superb comedian
I agree! Because all the "awards" you mentioned are in fact a joke
Ballon d'Or too
i could listen to Sacha all day, GENIUS
this added so much value to the original content. hoping there's similar commentary on the release