The first part of the film is about Joe's younger life, the second part is when Gainsbourg takes over. It was filmed over 55 days in and around Cologne. Sometimes I was rubbish and he allowed me to get that out of the way.'īut it was challenging for Martin, who had no acting experience, to be thrust in front of the camera as LaBeouf's assertive girlfriend, with more naked scenes than most actresses have in a lifetime. I had to keep remembering that he chose me, or else I wouldn't be there if I wasn't capable. It will all come together.' There is an element of trust. He said to me, 'Just take it day by day, scene by scene. 'There was a lot of pressure on me as the vehicle of his vision.
Lars wanted to celebrate the female desire and show we have flaws, we are human beings and not perfect,' she says.
'We were clear this film wasn't about nakedness, but that it was part of the story. Von Trier and Martin talked a lot about what she could bring to the table as far as the character was concerned.
