Nicolette Krebitz offers female perspective and life-changing love in 'A E I O U'

Record ID: 1659641

  • Title: Nicolette Krebitz offers female perspective and life-changing love in 'A E I O U'
  • Date: 13th February 2022
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 13, 2022) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF DIRECTOR NICOLETTE KREBITZ AND ACTORS SOPHIE ROIS AND MILAN HERMS POSING FOR PHOTOS AT "A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE" PREMIERE WITH KREBITZ CHANGING POSITION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SIDE OF HER CAST ACTOR NICHOLAS BRIDET TALKING TO BERLINALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARIETTE RISSENBEEK (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR NICOLETTE KREBITZ, SAYING: "Well, I spent most of my life watching films made by men, and I've recognised that they show the world the way they want to have it. And so I just do the same." ROIS AND KREBITZ POSING FOR PICTURES CAMERA OPERATOR (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR NICOLETTE KREBITZ, TALKING ABOUT HER OWN EXPERIENCE WITH A BAG THIEF, SAYING: "The guy got her handbag and ran away. I followed the guy and I managed to catch him in one corner and then we stood in front of each other and I felt pity. I was afraid. I thought he was really beautiful and I thought, What did I do? And I never forgot this moment. And so I think the combination of all these extreme feelings can open someone up who otherwise who might be, yeah, who might've closed himself or herself off of the world, which is the case with my protagonist, Anna in the movie. And so I think danger is just part of a key." ROIS POSING ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR NICOLETTE KREBITZ, TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITH SOPHIE ROIS AND NEWCOMER MILAN HERMS SAYING: "Oh, it was fabulous. It was like on the casting, the first moment we got those two together, everyone could feel this chemistry and it was unavoidable. Yeah, it was great. I was only watching. I was observing."
  • Embargoed: 27th February 2022 20:24
  • Keywords: "A E I O U" 72 Berlinale Berlin international film festival Berlinale Milan Herms Nicolas Bridet Nicolette Krebitz Sophie Rois award movies red carpet
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • City: BERLIN, GERMANY / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Film
  • Reuters ID: LVA002FYIBDQL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A 17-year-old boy snatching a handbag from an older woman is usually not a promising start for a romantic love story. But when 60-year-old actor Anna (Sophie Rois) gets mugged on the streets of Berlin, she feels that her life might be about to change forever.
    By chance Anna bumps into the young misfit (Milan Herms) again when the student has to take language lessons with her and Anna gets drawn into a new, breathtaking love story.
    In her new film "A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love", which premiered at the Berlin film festival on Sunday (February 13), German director Nicolette Krebitz explores an unconventional relationship from a female perspective.
    "I spent most of my life watching films made by men, and I've recognised that they show the world the way they want to have it. And so I just do the same", Krebitz told Reuters on the red carpet.
    For her leading lady, the premise of the strange and dangerous love affair came as now surprise.
    "In love, the most possibly unfamiliar thing is always the most interesting," said Rois.
    "A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love" is one of 18 films competing for the coveted Berlinale Golden Bear prize which will be awarded on Wednesday (February 16).
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