I LET THE HOUSE DO THE TELLING OF THE STORY

NATALIE RADMALL-QUIRKE

“Nobody can say anything certain about anybody and we certainly can't say anything certain about Eileen — but the house seems to exemplify her desire for freedom and solitude,” Radmall-Quirke says. “At the same time the house is very playful. It both conceals and reveals diferent aspects of Eileen — and of you — as you travel through it. It's a really beautiful place to be. Quite breathtaking.”

And she says that to shoot at the actual house was essential to her role and to the flm: “Sometimes with acting you get a lot for free. Like when you're working with a really brilliant actor who just gives you everything to respond to, the house is a very big character in the story. The space gives you a lot back, so I actually didn't feel like I had to do an awful lot. I had already done a huge amount of research when we were in Switzerland and so I kind of let the house do the telling of the story. To be honest, there wasn't a lot to do but show up and try not to tumble into the very beautiful furniture.”

Life is Everything hits the festival circuit in early 2024 and later in the year will be broadcast by Franco-German culture channel ARTE and Swiss television, before distribution to channels and platforms around the world.