Danish film is spreading in a fantastic way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad read 'The Danish Girl' and fell in love with it. He told me, 'You need to do this film.'
The Danish filmmakers are a unique breed of filmmakers, with the Dogme films and Lars von Trier.
In fact, it is amazing how much European films - Italian, French, German and English - have recovered a certain territory of the audience in their countries over the last few years.
This worldwide spread of recognition is insane. I was brought up in a small country. If you made a Swedish film that just got into a film festival somewhere, that was like the biggest thing you could wish for.
Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.
That's a lovely starting point for me as an actor: the question of what will we - or can we - do with this lot of years with which we're blessed? More than my other films, 'The Danish Girl' is about the gigantic risks involved in being true to one's self.
I'm really drawn to European films.
I hope, then, that every one who sees 'The Danish Girl' might be galvanized themselves to lead more authentic lives. How much lovelier would the world be then?
I'm very happy in France making movies.
There's a recent film, the Swedish movie 'Force Majeure.' I just thought it was brilliant.