Reinsve takes the lead in the Swedish dramaArmand, directed by Ingmar Bergmans grandsonHalfdan Ullmann Tndel.
I think we did it in two days.
We knew we had to do something again, so he started to write this movie back then.
Renate Reinsve in ‘Armand’Eye Eye Pictures
I followed it through all his drafts.
We finally got to do it last summer, and now well see how it will be received.
Its going to be in Un Certain Regard, which is an amazing achievement for a debut movie.
Reinsve inThe Worst Person in the World.Neon/Everett Collection
DEADLINE: How would you describe it?
And I had to actually Im not exaggerating lie down for two months afterwards.
I got really, on another level, exhausted from this role.
DEADLINE: What happens?
REINSVE: The movie takes place in a school and it only takes place in a couple of hours.
But quickly within this meeting the school loses control.
I really want to see it for the first time with an audience.
Ive never done that before.
For me, its about the pain we carry within us that we inflict on others without us knowing.
And it was so f*cking exhausting to play that.
DEADLINE: Why was it so exhausting?
Its so insanely difficult to do.
Well, its impossible to do.
You cant control anything, but you try.
DEADLINE: Is this your first time back in Cannes sinceThe Worst Person in the World?
REINSVE: Yes, it is.
DEADLINE: Audiences loved you in that film.
Will they fall in love with this character as well?
REINSVE: I dont think so [laughs].
Its a very, very different character.
Maybe not to relate to, but shes certainly difficult to communicate with.
And Im not sure if thats going to come out in the movie.
REINSVE: It absolutely changed my life.
It was also so unexpected.
I remember doing a twirl on the red carpet because I thought, Ill never be here again.
This will never happen again.
So, I felt very silly afterwards.
I didnt know how much it was going to affect my life.
But of course its fantastic to get recognition for something you worked very hard on.
DEADLINE: Did that success surprise you?
And everyone had a different very different but also very strong opinion about what the script was about.
So, its felt like a big kind of collective [reaction].
And thats also whats happened.
I did that too, after reading the script.
I made some arrangements in my own life.
So, its fantastic.
DEADLINE: Do you get recognized for it?
And what kind of questions do people ask you about it?
REINSVE: I get recognized everywhere I travel.
And I can see the difference between fans of this movie and my other movies.
But yeah, a lot of people have seen it.
I can feel it when I go around the world.
DEADLINE: Do you take your roles home with you?
REINSVE: Thats a very good question, a very good question.
You get into the zone and you dont know the difference between you and the character.
You fight so hard for their personality, their traits, and their battle for their own existence.
Then Ill see the movie later and Ill disagree very much with this persons choices.
I think you have to let yourself go into this psychosis of becoming [someone else]…
I mean, Ive been doing it since I was very young, in theater, too.
But I guess I go very, very deep into the role.
Maybe a little bit too deep, since I had to lay down for two months afterArmand.
I think I just cant stop and Halfdan, he cant stop either.
Because we cannot stop!
DEADLINE: You very nearly gave up acting to do carpentry instead.
Does that decision haunt you?
REINSVE: No, it doesnt haunt me now.
Theater is very hard for the body and you get no money!
I wanted to do something else.
I think now that I am so incredibly lucky.
I wanted to give up because it wasnt really giving me anything anymore.
The projects I did in TV, they were just not for me.
They were for someone else.
Quirky, dark, existential movies.
DEADLINE: Is it true that youre reuniting with Joachim for another movie,Sentimental Value?
REINSVE: Oh, were starting to shoot in the middle of August.
I dont know if I can tell you what the movie is about actually.
I think I can say that its about a relationship between a father and a daughter.
Ive read the script, and I cried.
I am very excited about it.
He is, of course, a genius too.
A lot of the same team is coming together to do this movie.
Its a different story, but it has some parallels to The Worst Person in the World.
DEADLINE: You sound pretty happy.
Do you think you are living your best life at the moment?
REINSVE: I guess so.
Im actually very happy.
The balance between the movie life and the very down-to-earth life is important.
But Im very happy.
