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fiction
Metaphorically seeing: Ujo Viktor
Drahomíra Vihanová, Lubor Dohnal, except of them directors
from different countries like Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl,
Mani Kaul, Ritwik Ghatak, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan,
Babusenan brothers, Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch, John
Cassavetes and many others.
What is your preparation with actors in terms of rehearsal?
Viktoria: I am very much fascinated with work of actors in
general. I admire actors very much. With all their sensitivity
and emotionality. Every actor is completely different and
needs also different approach while directing him.
One needs more rehearsals and practice, another prefers
improvisation and fresh approach without much rehearsing.
The most important facts about work with any actor is
communication and trust. All is really about that. If you as
director are able to comunicate properly your vision and
intention, the subtext - what is each scene about, than you are
able to shoot your film.Generally I prefer to combine non
actors with actors, what for me matters is true in his eyes and
the unforgetable face which speaks even without any words.
Ujo Viktor is your first feature film, what did you learn
and what were some of the challenges?
Viktoria: While creating my first full length film Ujo Viktor I
learned to be more humble but in the same time more exact
in what I really want as a filmmaker. Direct comunication and
pure intentions are the most important for me. I learned about
value of time and energy of people who are working for you
with full trust. Film shooting is a live chain of inspirative
relations in which every one matters and you as a director
should never underestimate it.
Can you tell us something about
relationship with Ranjan Rampal?
your
creative
Viktoria: My beloved husband, poet and film editor Ranjan
Rampal is from India. We met in Film and television institute
FTII in Pune almost six years ago and this our meeting was
one of the most important in my whole life. The most
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Patricia Curtis (France)