The German thriller VICTORIA was made in a unique way. First, starting with only 12 pages of script, the filmmakers rehearsed and improvised into a full length movie. Recall that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button also started with a 12 page short story.
Then the film was shot in only one long take.
“The scoring process for the film mimics that of the filmmaking, in that musicians were challenged to improvise and respond to the film while viewing it for the first time. The film was left playing on a loop in the studio for the musicians to then hone their initial responses.”
Another interesting dimension is the play on languages. “The protagonist – is Spanish, and speaks little of the local German, and so the only common language between her and her newfound friends is English – a second language to them all. While at times this creates a comic – even flirtatious – dynamic, it also allows for misinterpretation and the reframing of situations, with details revealed to the audience that Victoria is not privy to, as her new friends get to decide how much of their conversations they translate for her.”
Read the full article at https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/victoria-feature.
The film is available on Amazon instant video. I can’t wait to view it.
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