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"    Director Richard Ayoade. Photo: Patrick McMullan  Last night, The Cinema Society &amp;amp;amp; Altoids, with Moet, hosted a screening of The Weinstein Company&amp;#039;s Submarine. Adapted from the Joe Dunthorne novel of the same title, the stylish, funny film takes us into the world of Oliver Tate, a precocious Welsh teenager. The Serge Gainsbourg-listening, Nietzsche-reading, Holden Caulfield-esque Oliver is on a mission to not just lose his virginity, but be the best boyfriend in the world to Jordana, a stoic brunette with mild eczema. At home, Oliver is also obsessed with saving his parents&amp;#039; marriage, which means doing all he can to stop a mystic with a mullet from making the moves on his mom. The film counts Ben Stiller as executive producer, and features a sweet soundtrack by Arctic Monkey&amp;#039;s frontman Alex Turner. ELLE chatted with director Richard Ayoade to get the inside scoop.    ELLE: What are the important pillars of a coming of age film?RA: It&amp;#039;s more to do with the character really, depending on the character the story would be different. What you mean like, if someone has to be naked and pushed into a pool, or something, I don&amp;#039;t know. ELLE: What attracted you to the story? RA: The novel really, I just liked Joe Dunthorne&amp;#039;s writing and I found the character interesting, and kind of clich\u00E9-free. ELLE: What music did you listen to as a teenager? RA: Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth I liked a lot at the time. The Stone Roses, The Beatles. ELLE: How did you rebel in high school?RA: I was extremely non-rebellious. I have a great fear of authority...so. There&amp;#039;s nothing in that. I may have been late.  ELLE: What are you reading? RA: I read Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon recently. I&amp;#039;m reading some Dostoyevsky at the moment. These are all things that are going to make people flood to see [the movie]. I know \u2014 I&amp;#039;m reading the novelization of Avatar. If you like Avatar, you&amp;#039;ll like this film. ELLE: Do you have any tips for teenage boys looking to woo a girl? RA: Oh clearly, yeah, I&amp;#039;m the authority. No, I have nothing to offer anyone in that regard. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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