▁of ▁Eug ene ▁" H is ▁wife ▁is ▁dead , ▁his ▁daughter ▁can ' t ▁stand ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁many ▁friends ." ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁chose ▁to ▁shoot ▁scenes ▁at ▁The ▁F rost ▁Place , ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁former ▁home ▁of ▁late ▁American ▁poet ▁Robert ▁F rost . ▁They ▁explained ▁their ▁reasons ▁for ▁film ing ▁at ▁The ▁F rost ▁Place ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁" The ▁F rost ▁Place ▁was ▁an ▁exc iting ▁natural ▁step ▁because ▁our ▁main ▁character ▁is ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁similar ities ▁to ▁F rost , ▁there ' s ▁so ▁much ▁art ▁and ▁cre ativity ▁in ▁this ▁area ." ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁T alk ing ▁about ▁the ▁casting ▁A aron ▁and ▁Billy ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁spend ▁so ▁much ▁time ▁on ▁script ▁that ▁they ▁knew ▁exactly ▁which ▁actor ▁they ▁wanted ▁for ▁the ▁particular ▁role . ▁They ▁explained ▁that ▁" There ▁was ▁a ▁feeling , ▁when ▁we ▁got ▁to ▁casting ▁we ▁just ▁knew ▁who ▁could ▁and ▁couldn ' t ▁fit ▁this ▁or ▁that ▁role ." ▁David ▁Warner ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁older ▁Eug ene , ▁the ▁direct ors ▁knew ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁perfect ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁Billy ▁said ▁about ▁his ▁casting ▁that ▁" David ▁was ▁amaz ing , ▁to ▁see ▁in ▁the ▁space , ▁among ▁the ▁woods ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁was ▁incred ible . ▁Without ▁him ▁we ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁this ▁movie . ▁Maybe ▁he ' ll ▁finally ▁get ▁kn ight ed ▁for ▁this ." ▁ ▁Fil ming