![]() It puts a strain on us which is good because that's what they had to go through. Olin plays Francesca's mother, a woman facing up to the harsh financial realities of life who wants her wayward daughter to accept the lucrative hand of a would be suitor - not Casanova.ĭoes it help the acting to wear these amazing dresses or does it put a strain on it? Casanova stars Heath Ledger in the title role and Sienna Miller as the feisty Francesca who wins his heart. This interview was conducted on set during filming on CASANOVA in Venice. Lena and her family live in upstate New York. Olin's remarkable career has taken her to locations all over the world and includes an array of successful Hollywood movies like HAVANA, NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN, THE NINTH GATE, CHOCOLAT and HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE. A classically trained actress, she built a considerable reputation as a stage actress in Sweden before being discovered by an international audience thanks to her role as the free spirited Sabina in THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING with Daniel Day Lewis. Lena herself would also work with the great man when he directed her in AFTER THE REHEARSAL in 1984. Indeed, Olin Sr worked closely with legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman appearing in no less than six of his films. Olin, 48, was born in Stockholm to parents, Stig Olin and Britta Holmberg, who were both actors. They are a little constricting to wear, but they do look fabulous." ![]() "And you know, these costumes are absolutely stunning. "He is very honest with me and it's so good because we have a short cut version of everything and I can truly ask him questions and it's just amazing to see him do this thing, directing, that he loves so much. "Oh it's great to work together," she says. Lena has worked with her favourite director successfully before, of course (most notably on the Oscar nominated CHOCOLAT) and was delighted to team up with him again for CASANOVA - corsets and all. "Wearing period costumes makes it almost impossible to breathe and it's all his fault." And she can blame her husband - the director Lasse Hallstrom. Lena Olin has been suffering for her art just recently.
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