Sci-Fi & Squeam

13 May 2016

Mum’s The Word: Talking to the makers of Goodnight Mommy

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Mum’s The Word: Talking to the makers of Goodnight Mommy

Sonja-The Squeamer-Hammer talks to a pair of awesome film makers in Austria : Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala they are the creators of a film called Goodnight Mommy ( Ich Seh, Ich Seh ) now released on DVD and other forms of viewing.

On Goodnight Mommy :

‘One could say that Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s film is a Gothic thriller set in a modernist milieu. The house in this case is not an ornate, ancient mansion, but a sleek, remote affair filled with hard angles and blank spaces, surrounded by cornfields and mudflats and caves. Shot with ominous precision, the setting makes for an unnerving playground for 10-year-old twins Lukas and Elias (played by real twins Lukas and Elias Schwartz), who spend their days bouncing on trampolines, swimming in the lake, running through the woods, and exploring the piles of skulls stacked inside local catacombs.’

Excerpt from a review by Bilge Ebiri from Vulture.

Sonja speaks to the two film makers about Goodnight Mommy, about the influences on the film, being Austrian (not Australian!),Austrian families,the Academy Awards,Michael Haneke,Children in Horror films,Australian Horror films (their favourites) and how the film has fared since it’s release.