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Release year: 2021

Storyline

A couple retreat to the island that inspired Ingmar Bergman to write screenplays for their upcoming films when the lines between reality and fiction start to blur.

Top credits

Directors

Mia Hansen-Løve

Writers

Mia Hansen-Løve

Cast

Vicky Krieps — Chris
Tim Roth — Tony
Mia Wasikowska — Amy
Anders Danielsen Lie — Joseph, Anders

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• Greta Gerwig and John Turturro originally signed on for the two main parts, but both had to bow out before shooting began. Gerwig was replaced with Vicky Krieps, and Turturro with Owen Wilson. However, Owen Wilson later declined with mere weeks to go before shooting. Mia Hansen-Løve and her producer decided to shoot half of the movie in summer 2018 without an actor in the male lead. The second half was shot one year later, in summer 2019 with Tim Roth finally cast in the male lead.

• Writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve's English-language debut.

• Writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve had only met Tim Roth a couple of times prior to filming his scenes and was intimidated by him. The two clashed on set, with Roth for example refusing to film a scene of his character swimming, as the water was too cold. Lead actress Vicky Krieps noted that there was a culture clash between the two while co-star Gabe Klinger went further, claiming that "Roth was a total jerk" with a "frail ego" who "liked to make sure everyone knew he was off-limits and on a superior plane", who "made the experience of the shoot deeply unpleasant" and who made crew members cry. Hansen-Løve felt that they learned to work together in the end and that the tension between her and Roth ultimately enriched the film.