“They welcomed me very well,” says Joanna Kulig in an interview with RMF FM journalist Katarzyna Sobiechowska-Szuchta. The actress known in the USA for the Oscar-nominated “Cold War” played one of the main roles in the romantic comedy “Love Without Warning”, directed by Rebecca Miller. The film hits Polish cinemas on March 15 and also stars Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage and Marisa Tomei.
Joanna Kulig, frame from the film “Love Without Warning” /M2Films press materials /
The action of this romantic comedy regarding all shades of love takes place in New York.
Rebecca saw me in “Cold War” by Paweł Pawlikowski and I got an offer from her. This was just before the pandemic and lockdown. I really liked the script (…) These stories fill me with optimism. I liked the fact that each character undergoes a transformation. And the relationship between the mother I play and her daughter is very interesting, i.e. the theme of early motherhood and the emigration theme. The mother is afraid that her daughter will repeat her pattern – says Joanna Kulig on RMF FM.
Joanna Kulig /STR/CLEMENS BILAN /PAP/EPA
Steven, played by Peter Dinklage, is a composer living in New York who is going through a creative crisis. He must write an opera that will delight the whole city. How to satisfy viewers who have seen almost everything in art? The composer’s wife is played by Anne Hathaway. And it is on the advice of Patricia, who, although she runs a popular therapeutic clinic and struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder herself, decides to look for inspiration in the least expected place. Steven’s muse turns out to be a sex-addicted captain of a fishing tug drifting around Manhattan, who has been accused of stalking in the past. Katrina is played by Marisa Tomei. There are also a couple of teenagers in love and Magdalena, an emigrant from Poland, played by Joanna Kulig. This is a story regarding growing up at different stages of life – says the actress on RMF FM.
They welcomed me very well – says Joanna Kulig regarding her co-stars. Like the director, they saw Joanna in “Cold War” and they also liked her role very much. I am always interested in what acting education looks like in other countries, how they play, what techniques they use – says Joanna Kulig on RMF FM. But there was also time for quiet meetings outside the schedule, outside of work.
Still from the film “Love Without Warning” /M2Films press materials /
Still from the film /M2Films press materials /
All three of them actually live in New York, it’s their home, it was nice to meet them for coffee or dinner, also with Rebecca, just casually. I felt that I shared my culture with them, they shared theirs with me, that we were curious regarding each other, curious regarding ourselves and each other’s work. (…) This acting code is quite similar all over the world – the actress tells RMF FM. He also describes the filmmaking system as very theatrical. He recalls reading rehearsals and preparing for the role. I felt Krakow – jokes Joanna Kulig, recalling, among others, work at the Stary Theater. There was a very strong bond with the director – assures the actress. Joanna Kulig went to New York following her stay in Los Angeles. She recently became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I was very impressed, it’s a great distinction. What can I say, it is a great experience – says Joanna Kulig.
Her new film, “Love Without Warning”, hits Polish cinemas on March 15.
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