‘Three Women’ Helmer Lisa Brühlmann Talks Acting and Directing in ‘When We Were Sisters’: ‘I’ve Never Felt I Wasn’t Taken Seriously Because I Took Myself Seriously’
variety.comMarta Balaga In “When We Were Sisters,” Swiss filmmaker Lisa Brühlmann decided to stand on both sides of the camera: as both an actor and a director. “After drama school, I quickly decided to study filmmaking.
I wanted to learn it so that no one could say: ‘She’s just an actor.’ I’ve never felt I wasn’t taken seriously as a director, because I took myself seriously,” she says. “Being an actor makes me a better director, especially when I’m working with younger performers.
For me, it all feeds into each other.” While juggling both jobs was “exhausting,” the role of pregnant Monica, who goes on holidays with her 15-year-old daughter Valeska, new boyfriend Jaques and his own daughter Lena, was too irresistible to pass on. “That’s a good way to put it.
It’s a great female character, because she has this dark side. Monica desperately wants to be a good mother, but she feels she’s never good enough, at least according to her own standards, and that makes her aggressive.
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