I had the pleasure of doing an interview with the leading actress. I can still hear Hannelore Elsner's voice today and when I avoided questions about the movie, I got a few things out of her that she probably didn't tell everyone. I can really relate to her way of acting and believe that the role of Hanna Flanders had to be a gift for any actress who was able to portray the desperation of a woman who has to witness the world she has built for herself collapsing and in which she can no longer live. According to her, the sex scene with Wadim Glowna worked so credibly because they knew each other well beforehand and had never seen each other naked. You can literally feel how amused and at the same time shocked Elsner and Glowna were when they saw each other naked. This bears positive fruit for Röhler's masterpiece, whose sensitivity gives the actors enormous freedom and at the same time offers the viewer a tragedy that is unrelenting and leaves no one cold. If the film had been shot in English, Elsner would probably have received an Oscar nomination. When I told her that, she was thrilled that a young man like me recognized the value of this film. If you want to delve deeper into Germany's complicated post-war history, this movie is definitely a must-see.
Review of Die Unberührbare
