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<\/a><\/h3>\nPlaying Lars<\/h3>\nCharlotte Gainsbourg discovered her limits while filming “Antichrist” with Lars von Trier – a man who has much in common with her father Serge. She talks about the gruelling but rewarding experience with Martina Meister.<\/h4>\n
Frankfurter Rundschau<\/strong>: Charlotte, did you emerge from “Antichrist<\/a>” unscathed?<\/em> You mean that there was something pleasurable in playing this extremely aggressive role?<\/em><\/p>\n Absolutely. I really enjoyed all the screaming. It was as if I’d been given a license to go through a crisis for two months and completely let myself go. You don’t normally get such freedom in real life. Not even children are allowed to explode like that. I really let off steam in this role.<\/p>\n How could you stand being in mourning for so long?<\/em><\/p>\n Only by breaking out of it. Otherwise I would never have been about to keep going for two months. But I was happy to shut myself away in the atmosphere of the film. We were completely cut off from the world in a forest near Cologne. We were filming in this beautiful nature but we were living in a brand new hotel <\/strong>that looked onto a golf course. It was all very sterile. There was no lobby, no reception. At the end of the day I would go straight up to my room. There was something euphoric about my role, but I was completely exhausted after two months.<\/p>\n Everyone was describing “Antichrist” as a breaking point in your career. Do you feel like that, that there was a “before” and “after”?<\/em><\/p>\n When I returned from Cannes, everyone congratulated me and was excited with me, which I found very touching. It was like I’d won the World Cup! But actually the “after” had started well before that. I’d started working on a new film even before Cannes. Without really taking time for myself, to catch my breath. Of course while we were making “Antichrist”, I had the feeling that the next film would be difficult. I knew I was playing an extreme role and that it would probably be a while before someone asked me to go that far again. I had to show extreme sensibility, extreme sorrow but also extreme aggressiveness, all mixed up with horror, blood and sex.<\/p>\n It was the first time you have worked with Lars von Trier<\/a>…<\/em><\/p>\n Yes and it was a revelation for me. It was also a meaningful encounter with a person who, though I still don’t really know him, feels very familiar and I feel very close to.<\/p>\n
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\nCharlotte Gainsbourg<\/strong>: I think I did, yes. At least that’s what I try to tell myself. But of course my role was disturbing and unsettling. During the filming I spent two months covered in blood and running through the woods screaming. It was like being in a trance. I dreamed a lot during this time but I also enjoyed my character.<\/p>\n