After the first talk on the
Miu Miu Women's Tales lineup, when this year's two new short films were presented -
The Wedding Singer's Daughter by
Haifaa Al-Monsour, the first Saudi woman to become a filmmaker, and
Hello Apartment, actress
Dakota Fanning's directorial debut - on the second date with Miu Miu, moderator
Penny Martin (editor-in-chief of
The Gentlewoman) sat down for a chat with two young actresses, Kristine Fröseth and Stacy Martin.
Stacy Martin, best known for her role as Joe in Nymphomaniac by Lars Von Trier, was born in Paris, but has lived and studied in London for many years, which allowed her to learn two languages and work in two film industries that are "very different, but each having interesting idiosyncrasies". Having strutted the catwalks as well, she found out that the worlds of film and fashion are interacting and dialoguing constantly, and even coincide on occasion. The actress admitted, however, that acting in a film is very different from being a model, "because in a movie you're playing a pre-established role and you know what you have to do, while on a photo shoot you're yourself and you don't know what will happen."
Talk then turned to Vox Lux, the film vying for the Golden Lion at Venice this year, directed by Brady Corbet, with Stacy Martin starring alongside Natalie Portman and Jude Law. The actress said she was enthusiastic about having a second chance to work with Corbet: "It's wonderful to follow a director you adore, who has never stooped to compromise. This film is a war against those who are convinced that everybody should like the same things."
Next, it was Kristine Fröseth's turn. Having acted in the series The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud), she said she was lucky to have gotten her start playing strong female characters like mean girl Veronica in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.
Lastly, she talked about what being an actress meant to her: "Many people have this romantic idea about acting, but it's really a job that drains all your energy, since you have to be very hard on yourself to become a better actor, a little at a time."
